Reconstruction:Latin/siccaricius

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 siccus (“dry”) +‎ -āricius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sekkaˈrett͡ʃos/

Adjective

*siccāricius (feminine *siccāricia, neuter *siccāricium); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

1. dry

Reconstruction notes

Some descendants show an unexpected /i/, probably by analogy with the descendants of -īcius.

Descendants

• Gascon: sequerissa
• Italian: secchereccio, seccareccio, secchericcio
• Old French: secherece
  • French: sécheresse
  • Walloon: setchresse
• Old Occitan: secareza
• Sicilian: siccarizzu

References

• Thomas, Antoine. 1903. Le suffixe -aricius en français et en provençal. Romania 32. 194.