>> >
>> >> Wouldn't the Turkish name <Istanbul> more likely come from Greek
>> >> <Konstantinopolis> rather than Latin?
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>> Istanbul if from a Greek expression that means "to the city."
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>I think John Cowan has already said that that etymology is a false one.
Amazing the circulation it has!
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>> Afterall, Latin made practicly
>> >> no inroads in the more developed eastern end of the Empire.
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>> Well, don't forget about Roman-ia, "land of the Romans," and cradle of
one
>> of the 6 modern Romance languages. (Can anyone name all 6?) ~alypius
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>There are a great many more than six; 46 by the Ethnologue's count.
46!? Is Latin unusually prone to linguistic schism? Since the fall of Rome
in 476, that's one new Romance language born every 33 years! Come to think
of it, I'll bet we're due another one right about now. ~alypius