Reconstruction:Latin/flotum

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

Possible merger of Frankish borrowings *flōd (“river, flood”) and *flota (“flux, streaming flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflɔt/

Noun

*flotum (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. river, flood
2. current, stream

Reconstruction notes

As also with *orgollium, Germanic /ō/ had an open quality and was borrowed into Romance as /ɔ/.

Attested in French from ca. 1140 (Estoire des Engleis).

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈflɔt͡s/	*/ˈflɔt/
oblique	*/ˈflɔt/	*/ˈflɔt͡s/

Descendants

• Catalan: flot
• Old French: flot
  • Middle French: flot
    • French: flot
  • Picard: flôt (Athois)
• Old Occitan: flot
  • Occitan: flòt