Reconstruction:Latin/pauta
Latin
editEtymology
editOf obscure and highly debated origin; pre-Roman and (problematically) Germanic origins have both been proposed. Perhaps has to do with the personal name Pauto recorded in Roman inscriptions around Trier. Compare the synonymous *patta.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit*pauta f (Proto-Western-Romance)
Descendants
edit- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
- Borrowings (or cognates):
References
edit- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “pata”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 423
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*pauta”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 8: Patavia–Pix, page 77