Reconstruction:Latin/nittus

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 Classical Latin nitidus via an early syncope of the unstressed /ĭ/ and assimilation of the resulting /dt/ to /tt/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɪttʊs/

Adjective

*nittus (feminine *nitta, neuter *nittum); first/second-declension adjective

(Proto-Romance) shining, polished, clean

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: netto (“clear, pure”)
- Sicilian: nittu (“clear, pure”)
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: nitu, nidu
North Italian:
- Friulian: net
- Istriot: nito
- Ladin: nët
- Romansch: net
- Venetian: néto
Gallo-Romance:
- Old Catalan: net
  - Catalan: net
  - → Spanish: neto
- Franco-Provençal: net
- Old French: net (see there for further descendants)
- Occitan: net

References

Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008-), “*/ˈnɪtid-u/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “nĭtĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 7: N–Pas, page 147