Reconstruction:Latin/-ottum

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

Perhaps from a modification of Late Latin -ittum. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˈɔttu/

Verb

*-ottum (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. Forms diminutive nouns.

Descendants

  • French: -ot
  • Italian: -otto
  • Occitan: -òt
  • Piedmontese: -òt
  • Sicilian: -ottu