Reconstruction:Latin/incalciare
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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
From in- + calce- (“heel”) + -āre (verb-forming suffix). For the semantic development, cf. the English expression hot on one's heels.
Pronunciation
Verb
*incalciāre (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)
Descendants
- Italo-Romance:
- Italian: incalzare
- North Italian:
- Piedmontese: ancaossè
- Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: encalçar
- Old French: enchaucier (see there for further descendants)
- Old Occitan: encalsar, encausar
- Ibero-Romance:
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “ĭncalciare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 4: G H I, page 617