Reconstruction:Latin/delicatiare

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 dēlicātus +‎ -iāre (causative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /delɡaˈt͡sar/

Verb

*dēlicatiāre (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

to thin, to make slender

Descendants

Aragonese: delgazar
Old Galician-Portuguese: delgaçar
- ⇒ Portuguese: adelgaçar
Old Spanish: delgazar
- ⇒ Spanish: adelgazar

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “delgado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 440

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