Re: Etymology of _insula_ (was Re: Thoughts on Word building)
| From: | Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, December 8, 2005, 17:23 |
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On 12/8/05, Rob Haden <magwich78@...> wrote:
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> On Thu, 8 Dec 2005 16:16:15 +0000, R A Brown <ray@...>
> wrote:
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> >I have seen them related to PIE root for "swim" also, but your etymology
> >is easier as regards the sound changes, I think.
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> Plus, the semantics are way off -- how can one derive 'nose' from 'swim'
> (or vice-versa)?
Erm - I think he meant that the words for "island" were related to "swim"
(instead of "nose"), not that "nose" was related to "swim" (instead of
"island"). :)
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Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>
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