Reconstruction:Latin/broccium
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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
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *wroikos, with metathesis of the . Parallel borrowing to Early Medieval Latin brūcus.
Pronunciation
Noun
*broccium m (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
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
References
- Joan Coromines, José A Pascual (1984) “brezo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 662