Reconstruction:Latin/sauricium

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

Uncertain. Conceivably from *saur(i)a +‎ -īcium, the first element from Proto-West Germanic *sauʀ(ī) (“dry”, from earlier *sauzaz). If so, it may have entered Romance via Suevic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sau̯ˈrit͡su/

Noun

*saurīcium m (plural *saurīciōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

type of sausage

Descendants

Old Galician-Portuguese: souriço
- Galician: chourizo
- Portuguese: chouriço
  - → Spanish: chorizo

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “chorizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 392
Martins Estêvez, Higino. Germanismos pouco estudados do Galego-Português.

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