Etymology

The Derivations Of Limciela Vocabulary

Most of the vocaluary of Limciela is derived from Classical Latin having undergone various sound changes, as indicated below.

Sound Changes From Latin To Limciela

Latin

Example

Limciela

Example

b-

bonus

v /v/

vom /vo~/

-b-

habere

v /v/

haver /aver/

c  + e

cena

cie /che/

ciena /chena/

c + ae

caelum

cie /che/

ciel /chel/

c + i

circum

ci /chi/

circ /chirc/

c  + e (at end of word)

duce

ic /ch/

duic /duch/

-ct-

octem

t /t/ (at end of word)

ot /ot/

-ct-

octavus

tt /tt/

ottau /ottaw/

-di-

hodie

-id- /z/

hoid /oz/

-gi-

legis

x

lex /lesh/

-gn-

ignorantia

ni /ny/

inioramic /inyora~ch/

-gn-

regnum

in /ny/ (at end of word)

nein /reny/

-ng-

lingua

m /~/

lim /li~/

-pt-

septem

t /t/ (at end of word)

set

-pt-

septemimus

tt /tt/

settim

qu-

quinque

p

pimp /pimp/

-qu-

aqua

p

apa /apa/

-ter

pater

ic /ch/

paic /pach/

-tia

potentia

ic /ch/

potemic /pote~ch/

-tio

natio

ic /ch/

naic /nach/

tr-

tres

ci /ch/

cies  /ches/

-tr-

nostra

ci /ch/

noscia /noscha/

-tr-

nostrum

ic /ch/ (at end of word)

nosic /nosch/

v-

voluntas

b /b/

bolonta /bolonta/

-v-

movere

u /w/

mouer /mower/

-x

sex

x /sh/

sex /sesh/

-ant

amant

-am /a~/

amam /ama~/

-ent

timent

-em /e~/

timem /time~/

-int

sint

-im /i~/

sim /si~/

-ont

mont(is)

-om /o~/

mom /mo~/

-unt

sunt

-on /on/

son /son/

-um

cum

-om /o~/

com /co~/

-mus

amamus

-ms /~s/

ams /a~s/

-ria

gloria

-ir /ry/

gloir /glory/

-us

aridus

 -

arid /arid/

-um

vexillum

 -

bexil /beshil/

Vocabulary Derived From Greek

In addition to the vocabulary of Latin origin, Limciela also contains a number of words derived from Greek. These are mainly words relating to the sea and navigation, as well as words for some colours.


Limciela

Greek

Meaning

ciemom

kheimon

storm (at sea)

erar

airo

set sail

exal

aigialos

shore

plear

pleo

sail

naumaic

naumakhia

battle (at sea)

naus

naus

ship

naut

nautes

sailor

sam

psammos

sand

talas

thalassa

sea

asper

aspros

white

erutem

eruthema

red

clor

khloros

green