Reconstruction:Latin/rancicus

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 rancidus, with the ending replaced by -icus. Compare *putricus and *muccicus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrancekos/

Adjective

*rancicus (feminine *rancica, neuter *rancicum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

rancid, foul

Derived terms

*rancicō

Descendants

Corsican: rancicu
Italian: rancico
Piedmontese: rancigu

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “rancĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 54

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