Reconstruction:Latin/fire

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

Regularization of Classical Latin fierī to the fourth conjugation.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfire/

Verb

*fīre (Proto-Romance)

be

Reconstruction notes

1st person singular /ˈfio/ (Classical fīō) > Aromanian hiu, Romanian fiu.

Descendants

Italian: fire (archaic, northern)
Balkan Romance: (suppletive with descendants of Latin esse)
- Aromanian: hiri, hiu
- Istro-Romanian: fi
- Megleno-Romanian: ire
- Romanian: fi

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