almancu

Sicilian

Etymology

Compare Italian almanco, Maltese lamank.

Adverb

almancu (archaic)

1. at least
   • c. 1321–37, Accurso di Cremona, Libru di Valeriu Maximu, L. 6, chapter 5, volume 2, page 84, line 11:

     […] per tal que si la fortuna lu avissi favuritu, issu lu destruyssi, et si non, almancu amancassi alcuna cosa di so statu.

     […] so that if fortune helped him, he would have destroyed him, and if not, at least he would somewhat worsen his status.

References

• “almanco”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini