Historical implications of Romanian ecclesiastical terminology

From: george knysh
Message: 23467
Date: 2003-06-18

Continuing our discussions.
What would be a short (or not so short) list of
INDUBITABLY ancient ecclesiastical terms in Romanian,
viz., such as entered the language before the advent
of the Slavic influence?

"Biserica" certainly qualifies. We can say with
appropriate certainty that this word (as "basilica")
was quite current in Latin Christianity between the
4th and 7th centuries.

"Domnezeu" also qualifies. We haven't discussed this,
but there would be no problems I think.

What else? The idea is to differentiate those terms
which MUST have come in at an early time from those
which were "constructed" much later.

Would the word for Christmas be acceptable ("Craciun")
or is this something of later origin?




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