Reconstruction:Latin/broccium

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

Alternative forms

  • *verocium

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *wroikos, with metathesis of the /j/. Doublet of brūcus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɾɔt͡su/, /βeˈɾɔd͡zu/

Noun

*broccium m (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

  1. heather
  2. heath

Reconstruction notes

  • The two variants represent different strategies for adapting the /wr-/ of the Celtic word.

Descendants

  • Aragonese: beruezo
  • Old Leonese: *veruezu, ⇒ *veruezanu
    • Asturian: berienzanu
  • Old Spanish: breço, verezo, *verozo
    • Spanish: brezo, berozo (Álava, Rioja)

References

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.