Reconstruction:Latin/gemellicium

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 gemell- +‎ -īcium. Alternatively, from *gemellicum via suffix substitution.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jemelˈlit͡su/

Noun

*gemellīcium m (plural *gemellīciōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

twin

Reconstruction

Initial consonant recoverable by comparison with *gemellicum.

Descendants

Old Spanish: emellizo
- Spanish: mellizo

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “mellizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 31

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