Reconstruction:Latin/boem

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 bovem (“cow, bull”) with loss of /-w-/ (> /-β-/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔe/

Noun

*boem (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. accusative singular of bōs

Descendants

• Asturian: güe
• Bourguignon: beu
• Corsican: boiu
• Dalmatian: bu
• Friulian: bo
• Italian: bue
• Old Galician-Portuguese: boi
  • Galician: boi
  • Portuguese: boi
• Sicilian: voi
• Spanish: buey