Reconstruction:Latin/indulcire

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 in- +‎ dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -īre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɪndʊlˈkire/

Verb edit

*indulcīre (Proto-Romance)

sweeten

Reconstruction notes edit

3SG */ɪnˈdʊlket/ (> Sardinian indurchet, Spanish endulce) or */ɪndʊlˈkesket/ (> Catalan endolceix, Romanian îndulcește).

For the /-sk-/ type, cf. Classical dulcēscō.

Descendants edit

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: ndultsiri
- Romanian: îndulci
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: indolcire
North Italian:
- Piedmontese: andossì
Insular Romance:
- Old Sardinian: [Term?]
  - Gallurese: indulcí
  - Sardinian: indurchire, indulchire
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: endolcir
- Old French: endoucir
Ibero-Romance:
- Spanish: endulcir (obsolete)