pariculus

Latin

Etymology

From pār (“equal, alike”) +‎ -culus (diminutive ending). Attested in the Lex Salica.[1]

Pronunciation
  • (Proto-Romance) IPA(key): /paˈrɪklʊs/

Adjective

pariculus (feminine paricula, neuter pariculum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. (Late Latin) kindred, similar

Reconstruction notes

All descendants reflect an early syncope to *pariclus. Several reflect a feminine collective noun *paricla, meaning 'pair' or similar. Some forms derive from the masculine plural *paricli.

Descendants
  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: pãreaclji, pãreaclje, preaclji
    • Romanian: pereche, păreche
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: parechju
    • Italian: parecchio, parecchia
      • → Sardinian: paritzu, pariciu
    • Neapolitan: pariccio, paricchie (Apulia)
    • Sicilian: paricchia, pariggia
      Calabrian: paricciu
  • North Italian:
    • Friulian: pareli, parél
    • Old Lombard: pareghio
    • Old Venetian: parechi
      • Venetian: parigi (different dialects?)
    • Piedmontese: parei, paray
    • Romansch: paregl
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Occitano-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

References
  1. Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “parĭcŭlus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 650
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