Reconstruction:Latin/incaballico

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 in- +‎ caballus +‎ -icō or in- +‎ caballicō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɪnkaˈβallɪko/

Verb

*incaballicō (present infinitive *incaballicāre, perfect active *incaballicāvī, supine *incaballicātum); first conjugation (Proto-Romance)

(transitive or intransitive) mount on a saddle
be astride (a horse)
mate with

Reconstruction notes

Various descendants show semantic interference with caballicō (“ride a horse”).

Related terms

*discaballicō

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: ncalic, ncãlicari
- Megleno-Romanian: ăncălicari
- Romanian: încăleca, încălecare
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: incavalcare
  encavalcare (archaic, Tuscan)
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: incaddicare, incaddigare
Gallo-Romance:
- Old French: enchevauchier, enchevalchier, enchevacher, enchivacher
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: encavalcar
- Occitan: encavalcar, encavaucar
Ibero-Romance:
- Asturian: encabalgar
- Galician: encabalgar
- Portuguese: encavalgar
- Spanish: encabalgar
Borrowings:
- → Albanian: ngalkoj

References

Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008-), “*/ɪn-kaˈβall-ik-a-/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.