Reconstruction:Latin/abantaticum

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 ab ante (“in front, before”) +‎ -āticum (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /avanˈtadjo/

Noun

*abantāticum m (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. forward place, advantageous position

Reconstruction notes

Attested in Old French from ca. 1170[1] and in Old Catalan from ca. 1275 (Llibre del gentil e dels tres savis).[2]

Declension

singular plural
nominative */avanˈtadjos/ */avanˈtadjo/
oblique */avanˈtadjo/ */avanˈtadjos/

Descendants

  • Catalan: avantatge
  • Old French: avantage (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: avantatge

References

  1. ^ “avantage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
  2. ^ “avantage” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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