Reconstruction:Latin/patta

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”). Compare Hittite 𒄊𒀸 (pataš).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpatta/

Noun

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

paw, foot

Declension

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

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: pata
- Old French: pate
  - French: patte
    - → English: patte
    - → Italian: patta
Occitano-Romance:
- Occitan: pata
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: pata
- Galician: pata
- Portuguese: pata
  - Papiamentu: pata
- Spanish: pata
⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pauta (merger with plautus)
- Gallo-Romance:
  - Old French: poe, poue
    - → Middle English: powe
- Occitano-Romance:
  - Catalan: pota
  - Occitan: pauta
- Ibero-Romance:
  - Galician: pouta
  - Portuguese: poita