Reconstruction:Latin/massicius

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 massa +‎ -īcius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masˈsitt͡ʃos/

Adjective

*massīcius (feminine *massīcia, neuter *massīcium); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. massive, solid

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: massiccio
  • Sicilian: massizzu
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Franco-Provençal: machí
  • Old French: massiz
    • French: massif (suffix replaced)
• Occitano-Romance:
  • Catalan: massís
  • Occitan: massís
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: maçiço
    • Galician: macizo
    • Portuguese: maciço
  • Spanish: macizo

References

• Leumann, Manu. 1918. Die Adjektiva auf -ī̆cius. Glotta 9. 156.