Reconstruction:Latin/sicila
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
- *sicula (Gallo-Roman)
Pronunciation edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps a blend of the synonyms sicilis and secula.
Noun edit
*sicila f (Proto-Romance)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- North Italian:
- Friulian: [ˈsezule], [ˈsejʒola]
- Istriot: [ˈsizula]
- Ladin: [ˈsɛdla]
- Piedmontese: [ˈsɛza]
- Romansch: [ˈsajʒla]
- Venetian: [ˈsezuja]
- Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *sicula)
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭcĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 591