Reconstruction:Latin/alicunus

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

aliquī +‎ ūnus. First attested in Old French in the 10th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɪˈkunʊs/

Adjective

*alicūnus (feminine *alicūna, neuter *alicūnum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

1. some

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: alcuno
    • → Interlingua: alcun, alcuno
  • Sicilian: arcunu, accunu, alcunu, alicunu, ancunu
• Sardinian:
  • alicunu (medieval)
    • ⇒ calicunu
• Northern Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: alcun, aucun
    • French: aucun
• Southern Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: algú
  • Gascon: augun (Biarnés)

    ⇒ Gascon: daugun

  • Languedocien: alcun, aucun
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Asturian: algún

    ⇒ Asturian: dalgún

  • Old Galician-Portuguese: algũu
    • Galician: algún, algunha (feminine)
    • Portuguese: algum
  • Old Spanish:
    • Ladino: alguno
    • Spanish: alguno