Reconstruction:Latin/deretrarius

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 dē retrō (“from behind”) +‎ -ārius (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /derreˈdai̯ros/ (? assuming /r/ metathesis)

Noun

*dēretrārius (feminine *dēretrāria, neuter *dēretrārium); first/second-declension adjective

(Proto-Western-Romance) last, final

Descendant Notes

Many descendants were affected by haplology. In some areas there is homophony with the descendants of dē retrō.

Descendants

Gallo-Italic:
- Old Ligurian: derrer
  - Ligurian: derrê
- Old Lombard: derear
  - Lombard: darder, derdera
- Piedmontese: deriè, darè, darriè, durriè, derré, darrer
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: darrer
- Old Franco-Provençal: derer, derrer
- Old French: derrier (“final”)
  - Middle French: derrier
- Old Occitan: derrier
  - Occitan: darrier
Ibero-Romance:
- Old Portuguese: derradeyro
  - Galician: derradeiro
  - Portuguese: derradeiro
- Old Spanish: derradero

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “de rĕtro”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 49