Reconstruction:Latin/sicila

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

Alternative forms

*sicula (Gallo-Roman)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkɪla/

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of the synonyms sicilis and secula.

Noun

*sicila f (Proto-Romance)

sickle

Derived terms

*sicilāre

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: seatsirã
- Romanian: seceră
Dalmatian:
- secla
North Italian:
- Friulian: [ˈsezule], [ˈsejʒola]
- Istriot: [ˈsizula]
- Ladin: [ˈsɛdla]
- Piedmontese: [ˈsɛza]
- Romansch: [ˈsajʒla]
- Venetian: [ˈsezuja]
Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *sicula)
- Old French: seile
  - Champenois: cîle, ceille
  - Lorrain: sée
  - ⇒ Middle French: crowée de sille
  - Picard: sêille
  - Walloon: sèye

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭcĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 11: S–Si, page 591

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