Reconstruction:Latin/rancicus

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

From rancidus, with the ending replaced by -icus. Compare *putricus and *muccicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrancekos/

Adjective

*rancicus (feminine *rancica, neuter *rancicum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. rancid, foul

Derived terms

• *rancicō

Descendants

• Corsican: rancicu
• Italian: rancico
• Piedmontese: rancigu

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rancĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 54