< Reconstruction:Latin
Reconstruction:Latin/gemellicium
Latin
Etymology
From gemellus + -īcium. Alternatively, from *gemellicus via suffix substitution.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /jemelˈlit͡su/
Noun
*gemellīcium m (plural *gemellīciōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)
- twin
- Synonym: *gemellicus
Reconstruction notes
The voiced /d͡z/ in Old Spanish is a normal outcome for intervocalic */t͡s/ (< */tʲ, kʲ/), which remained voiceless in Galician-Portuguese.
Descendants
- Old Spanish: emellizo
- Spanish: mellizo
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “mellizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 31