Reconstruction:Latin/pulica
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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
Alternative forms
Etymology
From pūlic- (“flea”) + -a (feminine ending).
Pronunciation
Noun
*pūlica f (Proto-Western-Romance)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | */ˈpuːleɡa/ | */ˈpuːleɡas/ |
| oblique | */ˈpuːleɡa/ | */ˈpuːleɡas/ |
Descendants
- North Italian:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Italo-Romance:
- Sicilian: appulicari (ad + *pulica + -are)
References
- AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 474: “la pulce; le pulci” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
- Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1985) “pulga”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 685