Reconstruction:Latin/fibella

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 fībula +‎ -la (diminutive ending).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fiˈβɛlla/

Noun

*fībella f (Proto-Western-Romance)

  1. broach
  2. small pin

Reconstruction notes

Several descendants show an initial /θ/ or /s/, perhaps reflecting contamination with another word—if so, it is unclear which.

Declension

singular plural
nominative */fiˈβɛlla/ */fiˈβɛllas/
oblique */fiˈβɛlla/ */fiˈβɛllas/

Descendants

  • Gallo-Italic:
    • Lombard: sivel (Cremona)
    • Piedmontese: favella (Val Anzasca)
    • Romansch: faviale
  • Gallo-Romance:
    • Franco-Provençal: favala, favela, fiola
    • Norman: civelle
    • Old Catalan: fibella
    • Old Occitan: fivela, fuvela
      • Auvergnat: fuvela
      • Languedocien: fivèla
      • Old Gascon: fiera, hiera
  • Ibero-Romance:
    • Aragonese: fibiella, fabilla
    • Old Galician-Portuguese: fivela
    • Old Leonese:
      • Asturian: cibiella, febiella
        Cantabrian: cebilla, cebía
      • Leonese: febiella, cebilla
      • Mirandese: sibella
    • Old Spanish: feviella, fiviella

References

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