Reconstruction:Latin/ramuscellum
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Late Latin rāmusculum m (“little branch”) + -lum (diminutive ending), hence a double-diminutive like *arbuscellum or *rīvuscellum.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*rāmuscellum m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
- little branch
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ramosˈcɛllos/ | */ramosˈcɛlli/ |
| oblique | */ramosˈcɛllu/ | */ramosˈcɛllos/ |
Descendants
[edit]- Italian: ramoscello
- Old French: rainsel, reinssel, rainsciel; rainchiaus (Picard, plural)
References
[edit]- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*ramuscĕllus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 51