< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/delicatio
Latin
Etymology
From dēlicātus + -iō (causative verb-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /delˈɡat͡so/
Verb
*dēlicatiō (infinitive *dēlicatiāre, first-person singular preterite *dēlicatiāvī, past participle *dēlicatiātum) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
- thin out, make slender
Descendants
- Old Portuguese: delgaçar
- ⇒ Portuguese: adelgaçar
- Old Spanish: delgazar
- ⇒ Spanish: adelgazar
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “delgado”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 440