Reconstruction:Latin/putricus

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 putridus, with the ending replaced by -icus. Compare *rancicus and *muccicus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊtrɪkʊs/

Adjective

*putricus (feminine *putrica, neuter *putricum); first/second-declension adjective (Proto-Romance)

1. rotten

Derived terms

• *putricālium
• *putricāre

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “pŭtrĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 9: Placabilis–Pyxis, page 643