Reconstruction:Latin/musculum

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 mūscum (“moss”) +‎ -ulum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmusklu/

Noun

*mūsculum m (Proto-Romance)

moss

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: mushclju, mushcljiu
- Romanian: mușchi
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: muschio
- Sicilian: muschiu
North Italian:
- Friulian: muscli
- Venetian: muscio

References

mușchi in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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