Reconstruction:Latin/granica

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 an ellipsis of a phrase such as *[casa grānica] "grain-house", the latter an adjective composed of grān- (“grain”) +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡranka/, /ˈɡranɡa/

Noun

*grānica f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. barn

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈɡranka, -ɡa/	*/ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/
oblique	*/ˈɡranka, -ɡa/	*/ˈɡrankas, -ɡas/

Descendants

• Franco-Provençal: grange
• Old French: grange, granche (see there for further descendants)
• Old Gascon: granga
• Old Occitan: granja
  • Occitan: granja
• → Alemannic German: Grächen, Grenchen, Gränichen (toponyms)

  - [ɡrɛxxa] 'little hay-shed' (dialect of Jaun)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*granĭca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 227