Reconstruction:Latin/porcile

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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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From porc- (pig) +‎ -īle (place for keeping). Displaced Classical Latin suīle. Eventually surfaces as Medieval Latin porcīle in the 13th century, by this point a borrowing from Romance.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*porcīle m (plural *porcīlēs) (Proto-Romance)

  1. pigsty

Descendants

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  • Italo-Romance:
    • Italian: porcile
  • Insular Romance:
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References

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