Re: lat. barbatus

--- In cybalist@..., alexmoeller@... wrote:

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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "richardwordingham" <richard.wordingham@...>
> To: <cybalist@...>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 11:54 AM
> Subject: [tied] Re: lat. barbatus
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> To call "bã" a 'root' would be misleading, for the associated
> words
> are *not* derived from it.
>
> Richard.
>
>
> [Moeller]
> I do not call "bã" a root, this cannot be a root . This was
> just the common thing of all . We cann maybe call "b: a root
> but still here is too vaguely.
> I remarque these affinities and ok, if you like, I will put
> here even the both syllable from greek "bar-bar-oy" which
> denote too in mod normal a male first, even if a stranger , a
> non greek
> Maybe is too much speculation here, maybe not, I have to
> research about finding if there are similiarties in other old
> IE languages.

For the 'ba' theme (what is the correct technical word?) the site
http://www.conknet.com/~mmagnus/ on phonosemantics may be useful
background. That site considers single phonemes, rather than groups,
but the principle is the same.

Richard.