Re: Fw: [tied] Latin versus *Proto-Romance

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18513
Date: 2003-02-07

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Subject: Re: Fw: [tied] Latin versus *Proto-Romance



> That sounds reasonable enough. But there's another thing: The Roman emperors were officially Caesars (part of their name, even), but the Carolingian kings were not titled Carls.

Except by the Slavs, and the Hungarians, who borrowed the Slavic word :-).

Piotr