Reconstruction:Latin/cinquagesima

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

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Etymology

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From Classical quīnquāgesima via dissimilation of /kʷ/-/kʷ/ to /k/-/kʷ/; compare cīnque, cīnquāgintā.

Pronunciation

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Numeral

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*cīnquāgēsima f (oblique *cīnquāgēsimam); first declension (Proto-Romance)

  1. Whitsunday, Pentecost

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “Quinquagesima”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 255