Reconstruction:Latin/rivuscellum

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 *rīvusculum (“little stream”) +‎ -lum (diminutive ending). Hence an etymological double-diminutive like *arbuscellum or *rāmuscellum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r(iβ)osˈcɛllu/

Noun

*rīvuscellum m (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. brook

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/rosˈcɛllos/	*/rosˈcɛlli/
oblique	*/rosˈcɛllu/	*/rosˈcɛllos/

Descendants

• Italian: ruscello, roscello (regional)
• Old French: ruissel
  • French: ruisseau
  • Gallo: rusai

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*rīvŭscĕllus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 424