Re: proto-romance questions
| From: | Eric Christopherson <raccoon@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 16, 1999, 1:18 |
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Constructed Languages List [mailto:CONLANG@BROWNVM.BROWN.EDU]On
> Behalf Of BP Jonsson
> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 5:26 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG
> Subject: Re: proto-romance questions
>
> Proto-Romance *mj (corresponding to Latin "mi"/"me" before
> vowels) remained
> in most places, except Old French, where it became /ndZ/ > /Z/
> (page 152 in
> Hall 1976, for those who got it).
Hmm, is that possibly how Latin *cambiare yielded English <change>? I've
always wondered how the -mb- could become -ng- but have never seen it
explained. I supposed it could have gone: *cambiare>*camiar>SandZer>Fr.
<changer> (or is it <ier>?)