Reconstruction:Latin/sicila
Latin
editAlternative forms
edit- *sicula (Gallo-Roman)
Pronunciation
editEtymology
editPerhaps a blend of the synonyms sicilis and secula.
Noun
edit*sicila f (Proto-Romance)
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- Balkan Romance:
- Dalmatian:
- North Italian:
- Friulian: [ˈsezule], [ˈsejʒola]
- Istriot: [ˈsizula]
- Ladin: [ˈsɛdla]
- Piedmontese: [ˈsɛza]
- Romansch: [ˈsajʒla]
- Venetian: [ˈsezuja]
- Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *sicula)
References
edit- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭcĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 591