Re: [tied] Santiago and James

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "P&G" <petegray@...> wrote:

> > But my question centers on James which other than Jaime has

Santiago

> > as equivalent. I saw one claim from which it stated Santiago comes
> > from Latin Sanctus Jacobus. Which would equate Jacob with James.
> > But is this attested?
>
> Despite what others have suggested, it straightforwardly phonetic -

at least

> that's the explanation I find most convincing. (Iacob >)

Iacobus >

> Iacombus > Iacomus > Jacomus > James.
>
>

Is this regular in the case of Historical Latin -b->-mb->m? I have
seen in most of the essays that it is only Jacobus>Jacomus or
Iacobus>Iacomus.

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