Reconstruction:Latin/alvina

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 alvus (“hollow; beehive”) +‎ -īna or alveus +‎ -īna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈbina/

Noun

*alvīna f (especially Proto-Balkan-Romance)

1. bee
2. beehive

Descendants

• Balkan-Romance:
  • Aromanian: alghinã
  • Istro-Romanian: albire
  • Megleno-Romanian: ălbină
  • Romanian: albină
• Italo-Dalmatian:
  • Venetian: albina

References

• albină in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)