sicilis.
sickle
Meaning & usage
sickle
Where this word comes from
Sometimes assumed to be from secō (“cut”, verb), with a change of vowel quality. Varro associates siciliō with sectiō. Compare sēcula. Others, such as De Vaan 2008 and the OLD 1968-1982, assume that the word for "sickle" is the same as Ennius's identically spelled sīcīlis "blade, spearhead", from sīca (“dagger”) (with no relationship to secō). There is no evidence within Latin that directly confirms the length of the vowels in the first two syllables of the "sickle" word (its diminutive sicilicula is attested in Plautus in a context where the meter could allow either sīcīlĭcŭla, sĭcĭlĭcŭla or sīcĭlĭcŭla). The pronunciation sĭcĭlis, starting with two short syllables, is indirectly attested by the pronunciation of descendant words with the same meaning in Romance languages.
spearhead
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin sīca Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin sīcīlis From sīca + -īlis.
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