Reconstruction:Latin/mintula
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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 Latin mentula, with the stressed vowel apparently replaced by that of mingō (“urinate”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*mintula f (Proto-Romance)
Reconstruction notes
For the syncope of /ŭ/, followed by /tl/ > /kl/, cf. vetulus > veclus.
Descendants
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “mĕntŭla”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 6/1: Mabile–Mephitis, page 752