Reconstruction:Latin/murrum

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

Uncertain. Possibly from a pre-Latin Celtic language.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmorru/

Noun

*murrum n (plural *murra) (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. muzzle
  2. snout

Descendants

  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: morro
    • Franco-Provençal: mor, morre
    • Gascon: morre, morro, mor
    • Occitan: morre
    • Piedmontese: moro, mor
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • Sicilian: murru
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