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tucca

Latin

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Etymology

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Unknown, probably Celtic or from a Pre-Celtic substrate,[1] perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *tewk- (“to swell; fat”).[2][3] Cognate of Umbrian toco (“liquid lard”) and Gaulish tuccus (“back”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tucca f (genitive tuccae); first declension[2]

  1. some kind of sauce[4] or broth, possibly liquid lard

Usage notes

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This word appears in the Latin–Greek glossary of Pseudo-Philoxenus with the Greek gloss κατάχυμα ζωμοῦ (katákhuma zōmoû, “lard sauce”).[5]

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Friulian: tocj
  • Italian: tocco
  • Ligurian: tuccu
  • Spanish: tuco
  • Venetian: tocio

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Sereni, Emilio (1997) “Vita e tecniche forestali nella Liguria antica”, in Annali dell’Istituto «Alcide Cervi» (in Italian), volume 19, page 131, note 318
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “tucca”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 713
  3. ^ Fleuriot, Léon (1991) “Celtoromanica in the Light of the Newly Discovered Celtic Inscriptions”, in Zeitschrift für Celtische Philologie, volume 44, number 1, →DOI, page 14
  4. ^ Nettleship, Henry (1889) Contributions to Latin Lexicography. Oxford, Clarendon Press, page 602
  5. ^ Charles Labbé, editor (1679), Cyrilli, Philoxeni, aliorumque veterum Glossaria latino-graeca […], Paris: Louis Billaine, page 188
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