Reconstruction:Latin/aguro

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 augurō via dissimilation of /au̯/ to /a/ before a stressed syllable with /ŭ/, as also with agurium < augurium.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈaɡuro/

Verb

*agurō (present infinitive *agurāre, perfect active *agurāvī, supine *agurātum); first conjugation (Proto-Romance)

foretell, predict

Reconstruction notes

Some of the Romance forms have been influenced by descendants of the corresponding noun agurium. So, for instance, Portuguese agoirar ↔ agoiro < agurium.

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Romanian: agura (obsolete)
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: agurare
North Italian:
- Romansch: urar, avuoirar
- Venetian: agurar, ingurar
Occitano-Romance:
- Old Catalan: ahorar
- Old Occitan: ahurar, aürar, agurar
Ibero-Romance:
- Portuguese: agoirar, agourar
- Spanish: agorar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “augŭrare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 884