Reconstruction:Latin/radica

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 rādīcula, a diminutive of rādīx (“root”), via a process of 'de-diminutivization'. This apparently resulted in two variants: one with a short ĭ in the second syllable, the other with a long ī.

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈradɪka/, /raˈdika/

Noun

*rādī̆ca f

root

Descendants

From *rādĭca:

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: radica
  raca (Val di Chiana)
- Neapolitan:
  ràdica (Agnone)
  ràreche (Napoli)
  ràteche (Molfetta)
- Sicilian: ràdica
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Lombard: racca
  - ⇒ Piedmontese: rago̢tsa
  - Romagnol: ràdga
Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: raδi, radzye, rági
  - →⇒ Piedmontese: fè ragi ('take root', lit. 'make root')
- Oïl:
  - Bourbonnais-Berrichon: radze
  - Lorrain: raδ
Occitano-Romance:
- Occitan:
  - Vivaro-Alpine: rajo, rádzo, radza
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian:
  - Campidanese: arráiga
  - Logudorese: ráiga
  - Nuorese: rádica, ráica
Borrowings:
- → Albanian: rrange

From *rādīca:

Dalmatian: radaica
Istriot: radíga, radéiga, radíža[1]
Occitan: rasiga, rasic
Sardinian: raíga (Campidanese)

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “radica”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 524
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “radĭca”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 16

Filipi, Goran; Buršić-Giudici. 2017. Atlante linguistico istrioto. Pula: Znanstvena Udruga Mediteran. Page 619.

[1] Filipi, Goran; Buršić-Giudici. 2017. Atlante linguistico istrioto. Pula: Znanstvena Udruga Mediteran. Page 619.