Reconstruction:Latin/gemellicium

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 gemellus +‎ -īcium. Alternatively, from *gemellicus via suffix substitution.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jemelˈlit͡su/

Noun

*gemellīcium m (plural *gemellīciōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)

twin
Synonym: *gemellicus

Reconstruction notes

The voiced /d͡z/ in Old Spanish is a normal outcome for intervocalic */t͡s/ (< */tʲ, kʲ/), which remained voiceless in Galician-Portuguese.

Descendants

Old Spanish: emellizo
- Spanish: mellizo

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1985), “mellizo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 31

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