Reconstruction:Latin/coleum

This Latin entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin edit

Etymology edit

From cōleus m, made into a neuter noun with a collective plural on account of the fact that testicles generally come in pairs.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈkolʲu/

Noun edit

*cōleum n (plural *cōlea) (Proto-Romance)

testicle

Descendants edit

Balkan Romance: n
- Aromanian: colj, colju
- Romanian: coi, coaie
Italo-Romance: f
- Corsican: cuglia
- Italian: coglia
- Neapolitan: cuglia (Apulia)
Insular Romance: f
- Sardinian: coza, colla
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: coil m, coille f
  - Middle French: couille
    - French: couille
  - Walloon: coye
  - → Middle Dutch: cul
    - Dutch: kul
- Old Occitan: colh m, colha f
  - Occitan: colha
Borrowings:
- → Proto-Brythonic: *köll f
  - Breton: kell
  - Cornish: kell
  - Middle Welsh: keill
    - Welsh: caill

References edit

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cōleus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 890