Reconstruction:Latin/pectorina
Latin
editEtymology
editSubstantivization of the feminine of an adjective *pectorīnus, from pector- (“chest”, noun) + -īnus (adjective-forming suffix).
An identically-formed adjective later appeared in modern scientific Latin (Leukoma pectorina, 1818).
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*pectorīna f (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
- chestpiece (?)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | */pektoˈrina/ | */pektoˈrinas/ |
oblique | */pektoˈrina/ | */pektoˈrinas/ |
Descendants
edit- Italo-Romance:
- North Italian:
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pĕctŏrīnus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 111