Guess the Word in Romlangs 2

[zyma]

Did the Latin word from which notau is descended begin with <no-> or <nō->?

In Classical Latin, no.

<nau->?

<nu->?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Did the Latin word from which notau is descended begin with <no-> or <nō->?

In Classical Latin, no.

<nau->?

<nu->?

it was <na->

[zyma]

Thank you.

Did the Latin word from which notau is descended contain <-t->?

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[VaptuantaDoi]

Thank you.

Did the Latin word from which notau is descended contain <-t->?

If anyone else would like to participate in this round of the game, feel free to jump in at any time. Although the current round has been going on for a few months, don't feel like it's too late to start playing now. I really can't say that I enjoy being the only one guessing, so please don't hesitate to join me if you're interested in doing so.

To recap what we've learnt so far about jaulétin notau [ʒoleˈtẽ nuˈto]:

• It is a noun phrase
• It unfortunately does not mean jellyfish
• jaulétin is a noun, which is not descended from a single Latin word
• jaulétin can be broken down as jaul-ét-in, with -ét-in cognate to French -et-in
• The Latin ancestor of jaulétin did not begin with <g> or <iV>
• notau is a noun deriving from a Latin word beginning in <na> which could be an adjective or a noun

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Is jaulétin notau a name for an animal? Besides jellyfish of course.

[VaptuantaDoi]

Is jaulétin notau a name for an animal? Besides jellyfish of course.

[zyma]

Is jaulétin notau a name for an animal? Besides jellyfish of course.

Thanks for joining the game!

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To recap what we've learnt so far about jaulétin notau [ʒoleˈtẽ nuˈto]:

• It is a noun phrase
• It unfortunately does not mean jellyfish
• jaulétin is a noun, which is not descended from a single Latin word
• jaulétin can be broken down as jaul-ét-in, with -ét-in cognate to French -et-in
• The Latin ancestor of jaulétin did not begin with <g> or <iV>
• notau is a noun deriving from a Latin word beginning in <na> which could be an adjective or a noun

Thanks for the recap!

Did the Latin word from which notau is derived begin with <naCt->?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Did the Latin word from which notau is derived begin with <naCt->?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Does the word refer to a food item?

Sorry for being so long, I was away from my computer.

[VaptuantaDoi]

Does the word refer to a food item?

[qwed117]

Is notau from a Latin word with the form *nat-, and if so, is it nātus?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Is notau from a Latin word with the form *nat-

and if so, is it nātus?

Not directly, no.

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Is notau derived from nātiō?

[qwed117]

Does the ancestor of *jaul, come from a Latin word beginning with c? If so, is it from callus natalis, and thus means "placenta"?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Is notau derived from nātiō?

Does the ancestor of *jaul, come from a Latin word beginning with c? If so, is it from callus

natalis

and thus means "placenta"?

[qwed117]

Does the origin of *jaul begin in a Latin form CV?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Does the origin of *jaul begin in a Latin form CV?

[GoshDiggityDangit]

Does *jaul have a Latin source beginnning in /jV-/?

[qwed117]

Is that first consonant a voiced plosive?

[VaptuantaDoi]

Does *jaul have a Latin source beginnning in /jV-/?

Is that first consonant a voiced plosive?