Reconstruction:Latin/rasare

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 rās- (“shaven”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raˈsare/

Verb

*rāsāre (Proto-Romance)

shave
Synonym: *rāsicāre

Reconstruction notes

Von Wartburg notes the persistence of the Classical radere in Occitan and suggests that reflexes of *rāsāre penetrated there later from the north.

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: rasare
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: rasai, arrasai, rasare
- Sicilian: rasari
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Ligurian: arazâ
  - Lombard: rasar
  - Piedmontese: rasé
- Friulian: rasâ
- Romansch: raser
- Venetian: raxar
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: rasar
- French: raser
  - → English: raze
- Gascon: arrasar
- Occitan: rasar
Ibero-Romance:
- Portuguese: rasar
- Spanish: rasar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*rasare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 78

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