Reconstruction:Latin/aetaticum

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

From aetāt- (“lifespan, era”) +‎ -āticum (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eˈdad͡ʒo/

Noun

*aetāticum m (plural *aetāticōs, nominative singular *aetāticus, nominative plural *aetāticī) (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

age

Reconstruction notes

Gender variation in Old French may be due to contamination with the synonym eé.

Descendants

Old Franco-Provençal: eajo (Li Via Seiti Biatrix, 13th c.)
- Franco-Provençal: âjo, azhou, âdzo, âdjyó; eyadzo, ayadzo; èdzo m
Old French: edage, eage, aage m or f (see there for further descendants)

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “aetas”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 237

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