Reconstruction:Latin/capseum

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 capsa (box) +‎ -eum.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈkai̯su/

    Noun

    *capseum m (plural *capseōs) (Proto-Western-Romance)

    1. chin

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: queix
    • Old Occitan: *cais
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: queixo, queyxo
    • Old Spanish: *quexo

    References