Reconstruction:Latin/veranum

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

Ellipsis of *[tempus vērānum] (“springy time”), from tempus (“time”) +‎ *vērānum (“springy”), the latter from vēr (“spring”) +‎ -ānum (neuter adjective-forming suffix; “-y”). Compare hībernum (“winter”), an ellipsis of the attested phrase tempus hībernum (“wintry time”). The original spring sense survives in Corsican and Sardinian. It is attested in medieval Ibero-Romance as well, but since then there has been a shift to the summer sense due to the derivatives of prīma vēra (originally “early spring”) taking over the general sense of spring.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /βeˈranu/

Noun

*vērānum ? (Proto-Romance)

  1. spring
    Synonym: *vēra

Descendants

  • Insular Romance:
    • Old Corsican: veranu
    • Sardinian:
      • Campidanese: benãu, enãu, banãu, anãu
      • Logudorese: beranu, baranu
      • Nuorese: beranu, eranu, veranu (non-betacist varieties)
  • Ibero-Romance:

See also

References

  • Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “vērānum”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 703
  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964), “veránu”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg
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