From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18163
Date: 2003-01-26
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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
To: <cybalist@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2003 7:59 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: latin viridis (it was green albanian)
> Piotr, you disappoint me here ( joking). It seems you forgot the old Latin word for "pira" which is "peera", don't you? This form is in Italian "pera" , in Romanian "para" and in Dutch "peer" and English "pear".
Wrong. OE pere ~ peru (with a short vowel) reflects Vulg.Lat. pira (Class. pirum 'pear (the fruit)'). "Old Latin peera" is unknown to me.
If you want more examples, consider virga > vargã or missa > masã. After so much explanation you should have been able to find them yourself.
Piotr