Reconstruction:Latin/piltrum

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

Unknown. Perhaps from a substrate such as Ancient Ligurian, Etruscan, or Pelasgian.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpeltru/

Noun

*piltrum ? (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. pewter (tin alloy)

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: peltro
  • Neapolitan: piltru (Molfetta)
  • Sicilian: piutru
• North Italian:
  • Old N. Italian peltre
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: peltre
    • → Portuguese: peltre
    • → Spanish: peltre
  • Old French: peautre
    • → Middle English: peutre (see there for further descendants)
    • → Irish: péatar
  • Old Occitan: peltre, peutre

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pĭltrum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 504