Reconstruction:Latin/sicila

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

• *sicula (Gallo-Roman)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɪkɪla/

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of the synonyms sicilis and secula.

Noun

*sicila f (Proto-Romance)

1. sickle

Derived terms

• *sicilāre

Descendants

• Balkan Romance:
  • Aromanian: seatsirã
  • Romanian: seceră
• Dalmatian:
  • secla
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: [ˈsezule], [ˈsejʒola]
  • Istriot: [ˈsizula]
  • Ladin: [ˈsɛdla]
  • Piedmontese: [ˈsɛza]
  • Romansch: [ˈsajʒla]
  • Venetan: [ˈsezuja]
• Gallo-Romance: (via the variant *sicula)
  • Old French: seile
    • Champenois: cîle, ceille
    • Lorrain: sée
    • ⇒ Middle French: crowée de sille
    • Picard: sêille
    • Walloon: sèye

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sĭcĭlis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 591