Reconstruction:Latin/codrum

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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

Etymology

Possibly a variant of quadrum (“square”) and quadra (“morsel”). For the irregular outcome co- from qua-, for which pa- would be expected, compare the glosses codra for quadra, as well as Ancient Greek κοδράντης (kodrántēs) from quadrāns, Koine Greek Κοδρᾶτος (Kodrâtos) from Quadrātus, Byzantine Greek κοτρίγα (kotríga) from quadrīga.

Noun

*codrum n (Proto-Balkan-Romance)

  1. woods, forest
    Synonyms: silva, (Proto-Balkan-Romance) padūlis
  2. marketplace, market
    Synonyms: mercātus, forum
  3. morsel, bit, piece of food
    Synonyms: quadra, offa, frustum

Descendants

  • Romanian: codru
  • Aromanian: codru
  • Istro-Romanian: codru
  • Megleno-Romanian: codru
  • → Albanian: kodër

References

  • codru in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
  • Çabej, Eqrem (1964) “Studime rreth etimologjisë së gjuhës shqipe XII”, in Studime filologjike‎ (in Albanian), number 1, page 69
  • Meyer, G. (1891) “kodrɛ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI, page 193
  • Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “kodër”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 188
  • Papahagi, T. (1974) “códru”, in Dicționarul dialectului aromân, general și etimologic, 2nd edition (overall work in Romanian and French), Bucharest, page 377
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