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Reconstruction:Latin/vocicare

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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 vocō (call) +‎ -icāre (frequentative ending), with early syncope of /ĭ/.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*vocicāre (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. to call

Reconstruction notes

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Attested in French from ca. 1050 (Vie de saint Alexis) and Occitan from 1102.[1]

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “vocare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 14: U–Z, page 588