Reconstruction:Latin/rancicus

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 rancidus, with the ending replaced by -icus. Compare *putricus and *muccicus.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*rancicus (feminine *rancica, neuter *rancicum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. rancid, foul

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Corsican: rancicu
  • Italian: rancico
  • Piedmontese: rancigu

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