Reconstruction:Latin/coleum
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom cōleus m, made into a neuter noun with a collective plural on account of the fact that testicles generally come in pairs.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*cōleum n (plural *cōlea) (Proto-Romance)
Descendants
edit- Balkan Romance: n
- Italo-Romance: f
- Insular Romance: f
- Sardinian: coza, colla (Campidanese)
- Gallo-Romance:
- Borrowings:
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “cōleus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2: C Q K, page 890