Re: [tied] Re: to buy

tolgs001 wrote:

> altamix wrote:
>
>> The romance languages as George suggested have as follow:
>> Port.:comprar
>> Spanish:comprar
>> Italian:comperare, comprare
>> Rom: cumpãra
>> I would accept the etymology of a Latin root if there
>> won't be the word for "expensive" which means in Rom.
>> "scump"
>
> How does "scump" ("dear, expensive") impede "cumpara/re"
> to belong to the same family as "comprar/e"?

I see it an another way. Expensive means much. But much regarding what
?Regarding what you do. You buy.
Of course I can be mistaking but in this case how would you explain the
meaning for the words in different languages which means " expensive"?

That should be the first question. The second one, why should be a
comparative getting the meaning of expensive?