Reconstruction:Latin/palatium

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 palātum (“palate”), perhaps confused with or influenced by the unrelated palātium (“palace”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlatʲu/

Noun

*palātium n (plural *palātia); second declension (Proto-Romance)

1. palate

Descendants

• Old French: palais m
  • French: palais
  • Norman: palais
• Romanian: păraț n
• → Albanian: pëllas f