Reconstruction:Latin/rasare

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 rās- (“shaven”) +‎ -āre (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raˈsare/

Verb

*rāsāre (Proto-Romance)

shave
Synonym: *rāsicāre

Reconstruction notes

Von Wartburg indicates the persistence of the Classical synonym radō in Occitan and suggests that derivatives of *rāsō penetrated there later, from the north.

Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Italian: rasare
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: rasai, arrasai, rasare
North Italian:
- Gallo-Italic:
  - Ligurian: arazâ
  - Lombard: rasar
  - Piedmontese: rasé
- Friulian: rasâ
- Romansch: raser
- Venetian: raxar
Gallo-Romance:
- Catalan: rasar
- French: raser
  - → English: raze
- Gascon: arrasar
- Occitan: rasar
Ibero-Romance:
- Portuguese: rasar
- Spanish: rasar

References

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “*rasare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 78

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