Reconstruction:Latin/excalceus

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

From ex- +‎ calceus; alternatively from a shortening of excalceātus, or change of prefix from *discalceus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esˈkalt͡sʲos/

Adjective

*excalceus (feminine *excalcea, neuter *excalceum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. shoeless

Related terms

• *discalceus
• *disculceus

Descendants

• Aragonese: escalzo
• Corsican: scalzu
• Italian: scalzo
• Neapolitan: scauzo
• Sicilian: scausu