Reconstruction:Latin/mattiana
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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
Derived from the ellipsis of māla mattiāna, plural of mālum mattiānum (literally “apple of Matius”), referring to a kind of apple. The meaning of apple was subsequently transferred to *mattiāna shortly after ellipsis took place, and it was reanalyzed as a feminine singular noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
*mattiāna f (plural *mattiānas) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)