Reconstruction:Latin/characulum
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Latin[edit]
Alternative reconstructions[edit]
Etymology[edit]
According to Leo Spitzer, a diminutive of an unattested Latin *charax, borrowed from Ancient Greek χάραξ (khárax, “pole, stick”). Alternatively, Coromines proposes the form *caraculum, which he believes is ultimately from a Pre-Roman *kar (“rock”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
*characulum m (plural *characulōs) (Proto-Ibero-Romance)