Re: Latin ibex akin to Portuguese bezerro?

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Joao" <josimo70@...> wrote:

> In a nice book about Portuguese etymology I've just bought, there's

a chapter about Pre-Roman Iberian words. Its stated that Portuguese
bezerro "calf" < Pre-Roman *ibik/irru, same root as Latin ibex, both
from a Pre-Roman root *ibik-, meaning "kid". Is it plausible?

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> Joao SL

there is Rom. "bâk" ( < bik ?) which means "ox". Apparently it fits
with *ibik you mean here phoneticaly & semanticaly.

Alex