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Reconstruction:Latin/maneanum

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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

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Etymology

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Ellipsis of a phrase such as tempus *māneānum (morning time), the latter consisting of māne n (morning) +‎ -ānum (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*māneānum n (plural *māneāna) (Proto-Romance)

  1. morning

Reconstruction notes

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The Iberian outcomes could reflect ellipsis of *[hōra māneāna] (morning hour), if not simply the plural of *māneānum or a feminization thereof.

Descendants

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  • Insular Romance:
    • Old Sardinian: [Term?]
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Mozarabic: [script needed] (manyânā) (12th c.)
    • Navarro-Aragonese: manyana
    • Old Leonese: [Term?]
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: mannãa (see there for further descendants)
    • Old Spanish: mannana (see there for further descendants)

References

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