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Reconstruction:Latin/mordo

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 mordeō, with a change in conjugation.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɔrdo/

Verb

*mordō (present infinitive *mordere, perfect active *morsī, supine *morsum); third conjugation (Proto-Italo-Western-Romance)

  1. bite

Inflection

Descendants

  • Friulian: muardi
  • Italian: mordere
  • Occitan: mòrdre
  • Old French: mordre
  • Portuguese: morder
  • Spanish: morder

References

  • Grandgent, Charles Hall (1907) An Introduction to Vulgar Latin (Heath's Modern Language Series), D. C. Heath & Company, page 169
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