Reconstruction talk:Latin/avicellus

RFD discussion: February–April 2023
Latin. Unattested preceding form of aucellus. Doesn't have much value as a stand-alone entry and can easily be left unlinked from etymologies. Catonif (talk) 18:02, 13 February 2023 (UTC)

Per the etymology given by the FEW (cited on the page for ), the derivation is as follows:

> (diminutive) >  (re-diminutive, with contraction) >.

Per the same source, the last form is attested in the fourth century CE, while the previous two are attested in or before the second century CE. Notably, the older forms reflect the original gender of.

Accordingly, a reconstruction such as is unnecessary. The loss of /i/ appears already to have occurred well before the emergence of a masculine form. Nicodene (talk) 19:33, 13 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Delete per above. —Al-Muqanna المقنع (talk) 13:05, 14 February 2023 (UTC)
 * Delete for the reasons explained.--Urszag (talk) 04:19, 27 February 2023 (UTC)

RFD-deleted. Catonif (talk) 18:57, 3 April 2023 (UTC)