Reconstruction:Latin/melem

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

Reformed from Classical mel n.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmɛle/

Noun

*melem m or f (Proto-Romance)

honey

Reconstruction notes

Nom.sg */ˈmɛles/ > Old French li miels, Old Occitan lo mels.

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/ˈmɛles/	—
accusative	*/ˈmɛle/	—
genitive-dative	*/ˈmɛli/	—

Descendants

Balkan Romance: f
- Aromanian: njari
- Istro-Romanian: mľåre
- Megleno-Romanian: m'ari
- Romanian: miere
Dalmatian: m
- mil
Italo-Romance: m
- Corsican: mele
- Italian: miele
- Neapolitan: mèle
- Sicilian: meli
Insular Romance: m
- Sardinian: mele, meli
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Ligurian: mê, amê m or f
  - Lombard: mel, mil m or f
  - Old Piedmontese: miél, miéu f
    - Piedmontese: mel, me f
- Friulian: mîl f
- Istriot: mel m
- Ladin: mil f
- Romansch: mel, mèl; meal; mêl m
- Venetian: miel m
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: mel f
- Old French: miel m
  - French: miel
  - Norman: myi
- Gascon: mèu m or f
- Occitan: mèl m or f
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: miel f
- Asturian: miel m or f
- Old Galician-Portuguese: mel m
  - Galician: mel
  - Portuguese: mel
- Spanish: miel f
  - →? Samoan: meli

References

AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz [Linguistic and Ethnographic Atlas of Italy and Southern Switzerland] – map 1159: “il miele” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
Buchi, Éva; Schweickard, Wolfgang (2008-), “*/ˈmɛl-e/”, in Dictionnaire Étymologique Roman, Nancy: Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française.

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