Reconstruction:Latin/broccium

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

Alternative forms

*verocium

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wroikos, with metathesis of the [j]. Parallel borrowing to Early Medieval Latin brūcus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɔt͡su/, /βeˈrɔd͡zu/

Noun

*broccium m (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

Reconstruction notes

The two variants represent different strategies for adapting the /wr-/ of the Celtic word.

Descendants

Aragonese: beruezo
Old Leonese: *veruezu ⇒ *veruezanu
- Asturian: berienzanu
Old Spanish: breço, verezo, *verozo
- Spanish: brezo, (Álava, Rioja:) verozo
  - →? Galician: breixo

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “brezo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 662

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