Reconstruction:Latin/patta

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

Uncertain. Probably of onomatopeic origin, due to the sound of paws hitting the ground.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpata/

Noun

*patta f (oblique *pattam); first declension (Proto-Western-Romance)

paw, foot

Inflection

First declension.

Italo-Western declension of *patta
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*pátta	*páttę
genitive	*páttę	*pattárọ
dative	*páttę	*páttis
accusative-ablative	*páttã	*páttas

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: pata
- Old French: pate
  - French: patte
    - → English: patte
Occitano-Romance:
- Occitan: pata
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: pata
- Galician: pata
- Portuguese: pata
  - → Sranan Tongo: pata
    - Dutch: patta
- Spanish: pata
- ⇒ Vulgar Latin: *pauta (merger with plautus)
  - Gallo-Romance:
    - Old French: poe, poue
      - → Middle English: powe
  - Occitano-Romance:
    - Catalan: pota
    - Occitan: pauta
  - Ibero-Romance:
    - Galician: pouta

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