From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 18767
Date: 2003-02-13
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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, February 12, 2003 11:07 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Balkan Serpents (was: alb. gji (breast))
> I have to search some more for a root of "vitulus" . There must be something like vit- or vet-, but it seems I
have to wait until I get my etymologic dictionary of Latin.
*wet-elo-s 'yearling (animal a year old)', from PIE *wetos 'year'. There are many similar derivatives througout IE. You can check the root *wet- in Pokorny.
Piotr