Reconstruction:Latin/patta

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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

Uncertain. Probably of onomatopoeic origin, due to the sound of paws hitting the ground. Alternatively borrowed from Frankish *patta, from Proto-Germanic *pat-, *paþa- (“to walk, tread, go, step”), of uncertain origin and relation; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pent-, *(s)pat- (“path; to walk”), a variant of *pent-, *pat- (“path; to go”).

Pronunciation

Noun

*patta f (oblique *pattam); first declension (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. paw, foot

Declension

singular plural
nominative */ˈpatta/ */ˈpattas/
oblique */ˈpatta/ */ˈpattas/

Descendants

  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: pata
    • Old French: pate
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:
  • ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pauta (merger with plautus)
    • Gallo-Romance:
    • Occitano-Romance:
    • Ibero-Romance:
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