saxum

Signification (Anglais)

1. (declension-2, neuter) stone, rock (a large, rough fragment of rock)
2. (broadly, declension-2, neuter) wall of stone

Concepts

rocher

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roc

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roche

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pierre

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caillou

diam

Synonymes

petra

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rupes

silex

lapis

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scopulus

Traductions

rock

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Fels

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roccia

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roca

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rots

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rocha

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roca

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pedra

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Felsen

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βράχος

Steinmasse

rochedo

roc

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steen

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Prononcé comme (IPA)

[ˈsak.sũː]

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Proto-Italic *saksom, of unknown derivation. De Vaan rejects any connections with Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”), leaving it as unknown. This is due to the presence of the vowel a in the Latin word, reasoning that to obtain that vowel in that position, a laryngeal must be posited. The root *sek- does not have a laryngeal, ruling out a Proto-Indo-European derivation.
Despite this, it cannot be separated from Proto-Germanic *sahsą.