Reconstruction:Latin/pectiniculum

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 pectin- (“comb”) +‎ -culum (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pekteˈniklu/, /pekteˈneklu/

Noun

*pectinī̆culum n (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

(literally) little comb
pubis, pubic hair

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/pekteˈniklu, -e-/	*/pekteˈnikla, -e-/
oblique	*/pekteˈniklu, -e-/	*/pekteˈnikla, -e-/

Reconstruction notes

Unless otherwise noted, all descendants have sense 2 (already attested for the base noun pecten in Juvenal).

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: pettinicchia f (“fine comb, little saw”)
- Old Italian: pettinicchio, pettinecchio, pettenecchio, petinicchio
- Sicilian: pittinicchiu (“fine comb”), pittinicchi, pittinicchia (“pork ribs”)
North Italian:
- Venetian: petenecio, petenechio, petenegio
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: penil m, poinil m, poinille f
  - Angevin: penille f (“loose ear of corn”), penoille f (“bearded ryegrass”)
  - French: pénil m
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: pentenill
- Occitan: penchenilha f (“field eryngo”)
- Old Occitan: penchenil, penilh (“worthless person”)
  - Languedocien: penchenilh (“worthless person”)
  - Provençal: penieu (“worthless person”)
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: pendeyu
- Galician: pentello
- Portuguese: pentelho
- Spanish: pendejo
  - → Asturian: pendexu

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pĕctĭnīculum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 108

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