Reconstruction:Latin/plovere
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From or a collateral form of Classical pluere.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
*plovere (Proto-Romance)
Reconstruction notes edit
Several descendants reflect */ploˈβere/, with a change in verb class.
The form plovēbat (“it was raining”) is attested once. It is ambiguous between */ˈplɔβere/ and */ploˈβere/.
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “plŭĕre”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 82