Dominus (Was: Re: Werewolf)
From: | caeruleancentaur <caeruleancentaur@...> |
Date: | Monday, September 18, 2006, 18:53 |
>>BP Jonsson:
>>I'm not even sure in what language DOMINU _Dom_ might have
>>happened!
>R A Brown <ray@...> wrote:
>Portuguese.
Romanian has "domnul" for "mister" & "doama" for "Mrs."
"domnisoara" is "miss." The "s" should have a cedilla & is
pronounced /S/. The final "a" carries a breve & is pronounced /6/.
It would not surprise me to learn that "domnisoara" was cognate
to "demoiselle." Rumanian has other l > r words.
durere, ache < Latin dolor.
singur, alone < singulus.
mar, apple < malus.
par, hair < pelis
etc.
Charlie
http://wiki.frath.net/senjecas