Reconstruction:Latin/verruculum

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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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Alternative form of vericulum, diminutive of verū (dart), with the ending changed to -uculum and with /rr/ taken from ferrum (iron). Indirectly attested in the works of Augustine via the derivative veruclātus (locked, bolted), implying a denominal *verruculāre.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*verruculum ? (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. small rod

Descendants

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Forms influenced (again) by ferrum (iron):

Forms influenced by cerrar < serrāre "bolt, shut":

References

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