Reconstruction:Latin/capseum

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 capsa (“box”) +‎ -eum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯ʃu/

Noun

*capseum m (plural *capseōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. chin

Derived terms

• *capseāta

Descendants

• Old Galician-Portuguese: queixo
  • Galician: queixo
  • Portuguese: queixo

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “caja”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 741