Reconstruction:Latin/compania

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

Collective noun based on compānio (“comrade”).

Pronunciation

• (Proto-Italo-Western Romance) IPA^(key): /komˈpaɲɲa/

Noun

*compānia f

1. crew, entourage

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Old Italian: compagna
• North Italian:
  • Old Lombard: compagna
  • Old Venetian: compagna
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: companya
• Iberia:
  • Old Portuguese: companna
    • Galician: compaña
    • Portuguese: companha
  • Old Spanish: companna
    • Spanish: compaña

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “companio”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 20: Autres langues, page 968