Reconstruction:Latin/characulum

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 reconstructions

• *caraculum

Etymology

According to Leo Spitzer, a diminutive of an unattested Latin *charax, borrowed from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole, stick”). Alternatively, Coromines proposes the form *caraculum, which he believes is ultimately from a Pre-Roman *kar (“rock”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈraʎu/

Noun

*characulum m (plural *characulōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

1. penis

Descendants

• Catalan: carall
• Old Galician-Portuguese: caralho
  • Fala: carallu
  • Galician: carallo
  • Portuguese: caralho
• Spanish: carajo