Reconstruction:Latin/corem

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

From Classical cor n, with a paragogic /-e/[1] and change in gender. Compare *felem (“bile”), *melem (“honey”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɔre/

Noun

*corem m (Proto-Romance)

heart

Reconstruction notes

Lost in Balkan Romance in favour of reflexes of anima (“soul”).

Derived terms

Descendants

Dalmatian:
- cur
Italo-Romance:
- Corsican: core
- Italian: cuore, core
- Neapolitan: core
- Sicilian: cori
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: core, coro; coru
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Emilian: côr
  - Ligurian: cheu
  - Lombard: cœur
  - Piedmontese: cheur
  - Romagnol: côr, cör; cór
- Friulian: cûr
- Istriot: cor, core, cour
- Romansch: cor
- Venetian: cor
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: cor
- Franco-Provençal: côr
- Old French: cuer (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: còr
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: cor
  - Galician: cor (archaic, literary)
  - Portuguese: cor, de cor
- Old Spanish: cuer, cor
  - Spanish: cor

References

Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.

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[1] Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.