Reconstruction:Latin/ericionem

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 edit

Etymology edit

From ērīcius +‎ -ōnem.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /eriˈt͡soːn/

Noun edit

*ērīciōnem m (plural *ērīciōnēs) (Proto-Western-Romance)

hedgehog

Reconstruction notes edit

Relatively late formation, considering that it lacks the otherwise-expected weakening and loss of /i/ in this position. Apparently originated in the north, where it eliminated the reflexes of ērīcius, and propagated southwards.

Descendants edit

Aragonese: ariçon (Benasqués)
Catalan: eriçó, ariçó
Franco-Provençal: héresson, hérson, hirson, hérisson
Occitan: eriçon
Old French: heriçun, heriçon; herichun, irechon (see there for further descendants)
Romansch: erizun, erizùn; erizung

References edit

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “erīcius”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 3: D–F, page 239