Re: [tied] -tania suffix

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 41134
Date: 2005-10-08

But, in this case, what is the primitive names?
 
Aquita:nia < aquita:nus < *aquit-
Lusita:nia < lusitanus < *lusit-
Maureta:nia < *maureta:nus < *maure:t-
 
If Lusitania is the land of the "lusitani", what is a "lusitanus"? It's the one who is born on *Lusita? or *Lusit- ?
 
I know Tingita;nia < tingita:nus < Tingis (-it-), but the other toponyms imply Aquis, Lusis, Maures?
 
 
Joao SL


"Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...> escreveu:
At 10:31:31 PM on Friday, October 7, 2005, Joao S. Lopes
wrote:

> What's the origin of the common suffix -TANIA in
> LUSITANIA, MAURETANIA and AQUITANIA ? Latin? Greek?
> Celtic?

Isn't it Latin -a:n-, forming adjectives, plus -ia:?

Brian


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