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Reconstruction:Latin/boem

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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

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Etymology

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From bovem (cow, bull) with loss of /-w-/ (> /-β-/).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*boem (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. accusative singular of bōs

Descendants

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  • Asturian: güe, bue
  • Bourguignon: beu
  • Corsican: boiu
  • Dalmatian: bu
  • Friulian: bo
  • Italian: bue
  • Leonese: boi, bué, buéi
  • Mirandese: bui
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: boi
  • Sicilian: voi
  • Spanish: buey