Reconstruction:Latin/expinctum

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

Past participle of *expingere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)sˈpɪŋtu/

Participle

*expinctus (feminine *expincta, neuter *expinctum); first/second-declension participle (Proto-Romance)

  1. pushed, shoved

Reconstruction notes

The feminine yielded several nouns in Romance.

Descendants

  • Insular Romance:
    • Sardinian: ispinta, spinta (Campidanese)
  • Italo-Romance:
  • Northern Gallo-Romance:
    • Old French: espainte
      • Picard: épinte (Abbeville)
  • Southern Gallo-Romance:
    • Occitan: espinta (St-André), espenta (northern)
    • Old Catalan: espent
      • Catalan: espenta
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: espenta, espenton

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