1. The final t of _molt_ seems to have been lost sometimes before a consonant: hence _mul_, which, influenced by _man_, ‘many’, became _mon_.
2. _Altretal_ (also _autretal_) became _atretal_ by dissimilation; hence we have also _atressi_ for _altressi_ (_autressi_). _Aital_, _aitan_ seem to be made up of _tal_, _tan_ with the first syllable of _aissi_ (＜ _ac sīc_), regarded as a prefix meaning ‘just’.
3. _Pallĭdus_ ＞ _palles_ (through the feminine ✱_páleza_).
4. _Fouzer_ is from _fŭlger_ or ✱_fŭlgerem_ = _fŭlgur_.
75. Of the groups beginning with m (and not ending in l, r, w, or y), the following usually remained unchanged--mb, md, mf, mp, ms, mt: _gamba_ ＞ gamba (if _bobansa_ is from βόμβος, it is irregular); ✱_semitarium_ ✱_semidarium_ ＞ semdięr; _triumphāre_ ＞ triomfar; _lampas_ ✱_lampa_ ＞ lampa; ✱_camisīle_? ＞ camsil (dialectically cansil; so Samson, Sanso); _cŏmĭtem_ ＞ comte (dialectically conte). For mbd in _ambo dŭos_ see § 111, 2. Mn in the literary language generally remained unchanged (often spelled _mpn_), but in some dialects it was assimilated into nn, which was locally simplified into n: _dŏmĭna_ _dŏmna_ ＞ dompna domna donna dona, _damnāre_ ＞ dampnar damnar dannar danar, _fēmĭna_ ✱_fēmna_ ＞ fẹmna fẹnna (_feme_ is from _fémena_ ＜ _fēmĭna_),[75] _hŏmĭnem_ ✱_hŏmnem_ ＞ omne (_ome_ is from ✱_ómene_ ＜ _hŏmĭnem_).[75] When final, it regularly became n, occasionally m: _damnum_ ＞ dan, _somnum_ ＞ son som.[76] Mnc´ ＞ ndz nz in ✱_domnicĭlla_ ＞ donzẹla. Mpt mt ＞ mt, dialectically nt: _computāre_ ＞ comtar contar, _temptāre_ ＞ temptar tentar; _domitāre_ ＞ domptar.[77]
76. (1) Of the groups beginning with n (and not ending in l, r, w, or y), the following generally remained unchanged (except that c, g before a became tš, dž in the north and northeast)--nc, nd, ng, nm, nt: _hanka_ ＞ anca, _blank-_ ＞ blanc (-ca -cha), _franko_ ＞ franc (-ca -cha); _mandāre_ ＞ mandar, _ŭnda_ ＞ ọnda; _lŏngum_ ＞ lonc (-ga -ia), _plango_ ＞ planc, _rĭng_ ＞ rẹnc; _anĭma_ ＞ anma (also, by dissimilation, arma); _sentīre_ ＞ sentir. For _final_ nd, nt, see (2) below. Nc´ ＞ nts ns: ✱_francē(n)sis_ ＞ francẹs, _mancĭpium_ ＞ mansip (also massip: cf. ns below), _vĭncere_ ＞ vẹncer vẹnser. Nct became in different dialects n´ int nt ntš: _jŭnctum_ ＞ iọnh ioint iọnt iọnch, _ŭnctūra_ ＞ onchüra, ✱_pĭnctūra_ ＞ peintüra penchüra, _planctum_ ＞ planh planch, _sanctum_ ＞ sanh saint sant. Ndc´ became, in different dialects, ndz (later nz), nts, ndž: _quīndĕcim_ ＞ quinze quintze quinge. Ndt ＞ nd nt: ✱_rendĭta_ ＞ renda renta. Nf remained in some dialects, while in others it became ff, then f: _confŭndit_ ＞ confọn cofọn, _infantem_ ＞ enfant effant efant, _infĕrnum_ ＞ enfęrn efęrn. Ng ＞ ng: _mŏnăchum_ ✱_mon’gu_ ＞ mongue (_manĭcum_ ＞ margue by dissimilation). Ns, in learned words and new formations (see § 55, N), remained in most dialects, while in others (especially those of the centre) it became ss, then s; _consĭlium_ ＞ consẹlh cossẹlh, _in sĭml_ ＞ ensẹm essẹm, ✱_insignāre_ ＞ ensenhar essenhar, _pensāre_ ＞ pensar pessar, _sensus_ ＞ sens; for _final_ ns, see § 63, (5). Ntc´ ＞ nts ns in _pantĭcem_ ＞ pansa. Nv remained in some dialects, while in others it became vv, then v: _convenīre_ ＞ convenir covenir. Ndc, ndg, n-g, ng´ have been treated under § 73.