Reconstruction:Latin/veranum

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 *[tempus vērānum] (“springtime”), from tempus (“time”) +‎ vēr (“spring”) +‎ -ānus (adjective-forming suffix). Compare hībernum (“winter”), an ellipsis of the attested phrase tempus hībernum 'wintertime'. The original sense of 'spring' survives in Corsican and Sardinian. It is attested in medieval Ibero-Romance as well, but there has since been a shift to the sense of 'summer' due to the derivatives of prīma vēra (originally 'early spring') taking over the general sense of 'spring'.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /βeˈranu/

Noun

*vērānum ? (Proto-Romance)

1. spring

   Synonym: *vēra

Descendants

• Insular Romance:
  • Old Corsican: veranu
    • Corsican: veranu, viranu, branu
    • Sassarese: branu
  • Sardinian:
    • Campidanese: benãu, enãu, banãu, anãu
    • Logudorese: beranu, baranu
    • Nuorese: beranu, eranu, veranu (non-betacist varieties)
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Aragonese: verano
  • Asturian: veranu, verañu, branu
  • Mirandese: berano
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: verão
    • Fala: verán
    • Galician: verán, vran, vrao, vrau, vra
    • Portuguese: verão
  • Old Spanish: verano
    • Ladino: enverano
    • Spanish: verano

See also

• tempus aestīvum (“summertime”)

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “vērānum”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 703
• Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “veránu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg