Reconstruction:Latin/murrum

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

Uncertain. Possibly from a pre-Latin Celtic language. Cf Welsh trwyn, Proto-Celtic *srognā. The change in form may be due to confusion with some other word.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmorru/

Noun

*murrum n (plural *murra) (Proto-Western-Romance)

muzzle
snout

Descendants

Gallo-Romance:
- Franco-Provençal: mor, morre
  - → Italian: morena
    - → French: moraine
Ibero-Romance:
- Galician: morro, morea
- ⇒ Portuguese: morrião
- Spanish: morra ⇒ morrión
  - → Middle French: morion
    - French: morion
    - → English: morion

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