Reconstruction:Latin/indulcire

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 in- +‎ dulcis (“sweet”) +‎ -īre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪndʊlˈkire/

Verb

*indulcīre (Proto-Romance)

1. sweeten

Reconstruction notes

3SG */ɪnˈdʊlket/ (> Sardinian indurchet, Spanish endulce) or */ɪndʊlˈkesket/ (> Catalan endolceix, Romanian îndulcește).

For the /-sk-/ type, cf. Classical dulcēscō.

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: ndultsiri
  • Romanian: îndulci
• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: indolcire
• North Italian:
  • Piedmontese: andossì
• Insular Romance:
  • Old Sardinian: [Term?]
    • Gallurese: indulcí
    • Sardinian: indurchire, indulchire
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: endolcir
  • Old French: endoucir
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Spanish: endulcir (obsolete)