Reconstruction:Latin/pinctare

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 *pinctus +‎ -āre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /penʲˈtaːr/

Verb

*pinctāre (Proto-Western-Romance)

Alternative form of *pictāre (“paint”)

Reconstruction notes

The Neapolitan and Sardinian forms may have been borrowed from or influenced by Spanish.[1] It is therefore uncertain whether this reconstruction can be assigned to a previous stage of Romance.

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: pintar
- Franco-Provençal: pintâ
- Occitan: pintar
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: pintar
- Galician: pintar
- Portuguese: pintar
- Spanish: pintar
  - → Neapolitan: pentà
  - → Sardinian: pintare, pintai

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “pictāre”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 482
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pĭctare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 428

Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “pintáre”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg

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[1] Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “pintáre”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg