Reconstruction:Latin/maneanum

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

Ellipsis of a phrase such as tempus *māneānum (“morning time”), the latter consisting of māne n (“morning”) +‎ -ānum (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈnʲanu/

Noun

*māneānum n (plural *māneāna) (Proto-Romance)

1. morning

Reconstruction notes

The Iberian outcomes could reflect ellipsis of *[hōra māneāna] (“morning hour”), if not simply the plural of *māneānum or a feminization thereof.

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Old Sardinian: [Term?]
    • Sardinian: manzanu, mangianu, mengianu
    • Sassarese: manzanu
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Mozarabic: [script needed] (manyânā) (12th c.)
  • Navarro-Aragonese: manyana
    • Aragonese: mañana
  • Old Leonese: [Term?]
    • Asturian: mañana, mañá
    • Extremaduran: mañana
    • Leonese: mañana
    • Mirandese: manhana
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: mannãa (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Spanish: mannana (see there for further descendants)

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “mañana”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 833