Reconstruction:Latin/bellitatem

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 bellus (“pretty”) +‎ -itātem (abstract noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belˈtaːt/

Noun

*bellitātem f (Proto-Gallo-Romance)

1. beauty

   Synonym: *bellitia

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	*/belˈtaːt͡s/?	*/belˈtaːt͡s/
oblique	*/belˈtaːt/	*/belˈtaːt͡s/

Descendants

• Catalan: beltat, beutat [ca. 1290]
• Franco-Provençal: biotât [13th c.]
• Old French: biauté (see there for further descendants) [ca. 1100]
• Old Occitan: beltat, beutat (see there for further descendants)

References

• “beutat” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.