Reconstruction:Latin/gemellicus

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 gemellus +‎ -icus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡeˈmɛllɪkʊs/

Noun

*gemellicus m (plural *gemellicōs, accusative singular *gemellicum, nominative plural *gemellicī)

(Proto-Romance) twin
Synonym: *gemellīcium

Reconstruction notes

The Sardinian and Iberian forms may well represent independent formations, which would invalidate the reconstruction.

Descendants

Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: gremeddicu, ameddigu, meddighe; ghermeddiche, cremeddicu, cremeddiche
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: xemelgu, ximielgu
- Leonese: emielgo (13th c.), mielgo
- Old Portuguese: [Term?]
  - Galician: xemelgo, ximelgo
  - Portuguese: gemelgo (northern)
- Spanish: mielgo

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “mellizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 31
Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “*gemĕllicus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 277

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