[c]→[s]Certainty: 5/5Commonality: 5/5
Voiceless palatal plosive to Voiceless alveolar fricative
The shift from a voiceless palatal stop [c] to an alveolar sibilant [s] is a common path in the development of Romance languages, typically occurring through an intermediate affricate stage [ts].
Phonetic Effects
Sibilantization, De-affrication, Fronting
Language Examples
centum [k/c]→cent [s]— Historical palatalization of Latin [k] before front vowels led to [c], then [ts], and finally [s] in French.
Related Transformations
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