Reconstruction:Latin/sparctus

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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 an alteration of sparsus, from spargō, likely with analogy to other participles like fractus or strictus.

Participle[edit]

*sparctus (feminine *sparcta, neuter *sparctum); first/second-declension participle (especially Proto-Balkan-Romance)

  1. scattered, strewn, spread out

Descendants[edit]

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: aspartu
    • Romanian: spart
  • Gallo-Romance: