Reconstruction:Latin/massicius

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 massa +‎ -īcius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /masˈsitt͡ʃos/

Adjective

*massīcius (feminine *massīcia, neuter *massīcium); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

massive, solid

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: massiccio
- Sicilian: massizzu
Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: machí
- Old French: massiz
  - French: massif (suffix replaced)
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: massís
- Occitan: massís
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Galician-Portuguese: maçiço
  - Galician: macizo
  - Portuguese: maciço
- Spanish: macizo

References

Leumann, Manu. 1918. Die Adjektiva auf -ī̆cius. Glotta 9. 156.

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