Reconstruction:Latin/delicatio

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 dēlicātus +‎ -iō (causative verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /delˈɡat͡so/

Verb

*dēlicatiō (infinitive *dēlicatiāre, first-person singular preterite *dēlicatiāvī, past participle *dēlicatiātum) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

thin out, make slender

Descendants

Old Portuguese: delgaçar
- ⇒ Portuguese: adelgaçar
Old Spanish: delgazar
- ⇒ Spanish: adelgazar

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “delgado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 440

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