Reconstruction:Latin/hoc ille

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 hoc +‎ ille.

Particle

*hoc ille (positive particle) (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. yes

Descendants

• Northern:
  • Franco-Provençal: ây, a, ayé, ouè, oua, ouay, voua, vouan, vouè
  • Oïl:
    • Bourguignon: ouö
    • Champenois: ouiche
    • Franc-Comtois: aïe, voui, ouaye, eoue
    • Lorrain: oïe, aïe, oïé, ui, oïl, ouèy, ây, oui, aïe, oïl, ouèy, ây, oui, aïe
    • Norman: oin, voui, ouail
    • Old French: oil, ouail
      • Middle French: ouil, hoüay
        • French: oui, voui, ouais
    • Picard: aoui
    • Poitevin-Saintongeais: voil, oué, ouey, voi, vouey
    • Walloon: ay, ây, aôy
• Southern: (borrowed from the north?)
  • Old Occitan: oi
    • Occitan: oi, voi, oé, vaîe (generally eastern dialects)

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “hŏc”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 443