Re: [tied] Re: latin viridis (it was green albanian)

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From: "Miguel Carrasquer" <mcv@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 4:52 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: latin viridis (it was green albanian)


> So the correct derivation is:

> Latin viridia -> PBR vérdia > [5] veárdia > veárzã > [10] várzã.

Oops, sorry, I forgot about the e/E contrast in Balkan Romance and unnecessarily posited diphthongised /ie/ (as if from /E/) prior to breaking. The result would have been the same, but as it is, even fewer changes are required.

Thanks. I hope Alex will save your message for future reference.

Piotr