Reconstruction:Latin/nittus

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 Classical Latin nitidus via an early syncope of the unstressed /ĭ/ and assimilation of the resulting /dt/ to /tt/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪttʊs/

Adjective

*nittus (feminine *nitta, neuter *nittum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

1. shining, polished, clean

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: netto (“clear, pure”)
  • Sicilian: nittu (“clear, pure”)
• Insular Romance:
  • Sardinian: nitu, nidu
• North Italian:
  • Friulian: net
  • Istriot: nito
  • Ladin: nët
  • Romansch: net
  • Venetian: néto
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Old Catalan: net
    • Catalan: net
    • → Spanish: neto
  • Franco-Provençal: net
  • Old French: net (see there for further descendants)
  • Occitan: net

References

• Buchi, Éva, Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008–) “*/ˈnɪtid-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “nĭtĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 7: N–Pas, page 147