Reconstruction:Latin/bellitatem

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From bellus (pretty) +‎ -itātem (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*bellitātem f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

  1. beauty
    Synonym: *bellitia

Declension[edit]

singular plural
nominative */belˈtaːt͡s/? */belˈtaːt͡s/
oblique */belˈtaːt/ */belˈtaːt͡s/

Descendants[edit]

  • Catalan: beltat, beutat [ca. 1290]
  • Franco-Provençal: biotât [13th c.]
  • Old French: biauté (see there for further descendants) [ca. 1100]
  • Old Occitan: beltat, beutat (see there for further descendants)

References[edit]

  • “beutat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.