dunc
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From a crossing of tunc (“then”) with dum (“while”), likely facilitated by the resemblance of dum to tum, a synonym and close relative of tunc. Attested in several inscriptions.
Adverb edit
dunc (not comparable) (Late Latin)
Notes edit
Judging by the widespread sense of 'thus' among Romance descendants, Von Wartburg supposes that dunc already had that sense as well. Löfsted demonstrated that dum was used in that sense in Late Latin.
Numerous descendants reflect the addition of a prefix /a(d)/ or an adverbial suffix /(a)s/.
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Dalmatian:
- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Occitano-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Insular Romance:
References edit
- “doncs” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “dunc”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 215
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “dunc”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 179
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Vulgar Latin dunc. Compare donkes.
Adverb edit
dunc
- (often Anglo-Norman) then