frondia

Latin

Etymology

Collective noun based on frondeus (“leafy”), likely inspired by folia (originally "leaves", but often found as a collective meaning "foliage" in Late Latin). Attested in the Vetus Itala[1] and also a late gloss.[2]

Pronunciation

(Proto-Romance) IPA^(key): /ˈfrɔndʲa/

Noun

frondia n pl (Late Latin, Early Medieval Latin)

foliage

Descendants

Balkan Romance:
- Aromanian: frãndzã, frundzã, frãnzã, frunzã
- Megleno-Romanian: frunză
- Romanian: frunză
Italo-Romance:
- Italian: fronza (archaic), ⇒ fronzolo
Insular Romance:
- Sardinian: frunza (Logudorese), fròngia (Campidanese)
Gallo-Romance:
- Lorrain: frogne
North Italian:
- Ligurian: [ˈfruŋʃa]
Ibero-Romance:
- Leonese: froncia
- Old Galician-Portuguese: fronça
  - Galician: fronza
  - ⇒ Portuguese: franças (crossed with frasca)

References

Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1984), “fronda”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 963
Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “frondia”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 263

Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “frons, -dis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 818
Georg Getz; Carl Gustav Löwe; Wilhelm C. Heraeus (1894) Corpus glossariorum Latinorum: Placidus Liber glossarum, glossaria reliqua‎, volume V, Leipzig: B. G. Teubner Verlag, page 495: “Comat ornat frondia”

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[1] Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “frons, -dis”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 3: D–F, page 818

[2] Georg Getz; Carl Gustav Löwe; Wilhelm C. Heraeus (1894) Corpus glossariorum Latinorum: Placidus Liber glossarum, glossaria reliqua‎, volume V, Leipzig: B. G. Teubner Verlag, page 495: “Comat ornat frondia”