Reconstruction:Latin/matteuca

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

Alternative forms

• *mattiūca

Etymology

From mattea/mattia (itself probably vulgarly derived from mateola, with the suffix -ūca (likely of Gallic origin), or perhaps influenced by festūca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈtʲuka/

Noun

*matteūca f (Proto-Romance)

1. club (heavy object)

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: mãtsucã
  • Romanian: măciucă
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old French: massüe, maçüe, maçugue
    • French: massue
  • Occitan: maçuga
  • Picard: machuque
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: massuca?