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Reconstruction:Latin/corem

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 Classical cor n, with a paragogic /-e/[1] and change in gender. Compare *felem (“bile”), *melem (“honey”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔre/

Noun

*corem m (Proto-Romance)

  1. heart

Reconstruction notes

Lost in Balkan Romance in favour of reflexes of anima (“soul”).

Declension
singular plural
nominative */ˈkɔres/ */ˈkɔres/
accusative */ˈkɔre/ */ˈkɔres/
genitive-dative */ˈkɔri/ */ˈkɔris/

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Dalmatian:
  • Italo-Romance:
    • Corsican: core
    • Italian: cuore, core
    • Neapolitan: core
    • Sicilian: cori
  • Insular Romance:
  • North Italian:
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Catalan: cor
    • Franco-Provençal: côr
    • Old French: cuer (see there for further descendants)
    • Occitan: còr
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: cor
      • Galician: cor (archaic, literary)
      • Portuguese: cor
    • Old Spanish: cuer, cor

References
  1. Lausberg, Heinrich. 1970. Lingüística románica, I: Fonética. Madrid: Gredos. §189.
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