Reconstruction:Latin/melum

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

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μῆλον (mêlon). Compare mālum, from dialectal Ancient Greek μᾶλον (mâlon).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmelu/

Noun

*mēlum n (plural *mēla); second declension

(Proto-Romance) apple

Declension

Second declension neuter.

Italo-Western declension of *mēlum
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*mẹ́lọ	*mẹ́la
genitive	*mẹ́li	*mẹlọ́rọ
dative	*mẹ́lọ	*mẹ́lis
accusative-ablative	*mẹ́lọ	*mẹ́la

Eastern declension of *mēlum
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*mẹ́lu	*mẹ́la
genitive	*mẹ́li	*mẹlóru
dative	*mẹ́lo	*mẹ́lis
accusative-ablative	*mẹ́lu	*mẹ́la

Synonyms

mālum

Related terms

*mēlus

Descendants

Aromanian: mer, meru
Italian: mela
Friulian: mêl
Neapolitan: mìlo, méla
Romanian: măr
Romansch: mel, mail, meil
Spanish: mela

References

Alkire, Ti; Rosen, Carol (2010) Romance Languages: A Historical Introduction, University of Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, page 258