Reconstruction:Latin/broccium
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Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Celtic *wroikos, with metathesis of the [j]. Parallel borrowing to Early Medieval Latin brūcus.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
*broccium m (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
Reconstruction notes edit
The two variants represent different strategies for adapting the /wr-/ of the Celtic word.
Descendants edit
- Aragonese: beruezo
- Old Leonese: *veruezu ⇒ *veruezanu
- Asturian: berienzanu
- Old Spanish: breço, verezo, *verozo
References edit
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “brezo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 662