Reconstruction:Latin/abbellire

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

Etymology

From ad +‎ bellus +‎ -īre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abbelˈlire/

Verb

*abbellīre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)?

1. embellish, make beautiful

Descendants

• Italian: abbellire
• Occitan: abelir
• Old French: abelir

References

• Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 12