Reconstruction:Latin/sicilare

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

*siculāre (Gallo-Roman)

Etymology

From sicilis/*sicila (“sickle”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɪkɪˈlare/

Verb

*sicilare (Proto-Romance)

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Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: sitsirari
- Romanian: secera
Dalmatian:
- seclur
North Italian:
- Friulian: seselâ
Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *siculare)
- Old French: cillier
  - Champenois: cîler
  - Lorrain: sceillî, sèïer
  - Picard: sêilli
  - Walloon: ciler

References

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

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