Reconstruction:Latin/melem

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

Reformed from Classical mel n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛle/

Noun

*melem m or f

honey

Descendants

Balkan Romance: f
- Aromanian: njari
- Istro-Romanian: mľåre
- Megleno-Romanian: m'ari
- Romanian: miere
Dalmatian: m
- mil
Italo-Romance: m
- Corsican: mele
- Italian: miele
- Sicilian: meli
Insular Romance: m
- Sardinian: mele, meli
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Lombard: mel, mil f
  - Piedmontese: mel, mè f
- Friulian: mîl f
- Istriot: mel m
- Ladin: mil f
- Romansch: mel, mèl; meal; mêl m
- Venetian: miel m
Gallo-Romance: m
- Old French: miel
  - French: miel
  - Norman: myi
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: mel f
- Gascon: mèu m or f
- Occitan: mèl m or f
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: miel f
- Asturian: miel m or f
- Old Portuguese: mel m
  - Galician: mel
  - Portuguese: mel
- Spanish: miel f
  - →? Samoan: meli

References

Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008-), “*/ˈmɛl-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.

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