Reconstruction:Latin/delicatiare

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 dēlicātus +‎ -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /delɡaˈt͡sare/

Verb

*dēlicatiāre (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. to thin, to make slender

Descendants

• Aragonese: delgazar
• Old Galician-Portuguese: delgaçar
  • ⇒ Portuguese: adelgaçar
• Old Spanish: delgazar
  • ⇒ Spanish: adelgazar

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “delgado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 440