Reconstruction:Latin/franctus

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 fractus, with the nasal imported from the present frangō.

Participle

*franctus (feminine *francta, neuter *franctum); first/second-declension participle (Proto-Romance)

1. broken, shattered

Related terms

• *franctura

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: frãmtu
  • Romanian: frânt
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: franto
  • Venetan: franto
• Rhaeto-Romance:
  • Friulian: frant