Reconstruction:Latin/sparctus

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 an alteration of sparsus, from spargō, likely with analogy to other participles like fractus or strictus.

Participle

*sparctus (feminine *sparcta, neuter *sparctum); first/second-declension participle (especially Proto-Balkan-Romance)

  1. scattered, strewn, spread out

Descendants

  • Balkan Romance:
    • Aromanian: aspartu
    • Romanian: spart
  • Gallo-Romance:
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