Reconstruction:Latin/gemellicum

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 gemell- +‎ -icum.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡeˈmɛllɪku/

Noun

*gemellicus m (Proto-Romance)

twin
Synonym: *gemellīcium

Reconstruction notes

A fragile reconstruction due to the limited distribution in Romance. The Sardinian and Iberian forms might well represent independent developments. Still, there are known cases of extreme lexical 'shrinkage' like colober and scīre.

Descendants

Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: gremeddicu, ameddigu, meddighe; ghermeddiche, cremeddicu, cremeddiche
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: xemelgu, ximielgu
- Leonese: emielgo (13th c.), mielgo
- Old Galician-Portuguese: [Term?]
  - Galician: xemelgo, ximelgo; gemelgo
  - Portuguese: gemelgo (northern)
- Spanish: mielgo

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “mellizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 31
Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “*gemĕllicus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 277

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