Re: Onion (was: Goats)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Richard Wordingham"
<richard.wordingham@...> wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>

wrote:

> but Onions, who I presume knew his onions, gives the word as
> _ce:pa_. The evidence he gives is (Old) French _cive_, Provençal
> _ceba_, Picard _chivot_ 'green onion' (what's that?), and (Middle)
> English _chive_, which as far as I am aware all argue for _ce:pa_

as

> opposed to _caepe_. Romanian <ceapã> provides no evidence either
> way.
>

What's a green onion? Interesting that we try to be precise in two
or more different versions of English at the same time. Grocery
stores in North America have abundant stocks of 'green onions' on
the shelves. You may know them as scallions. Perhaps the
dictionary would help.

http://www.bartleby.com/61/81/S0118100.html

Peter P