Re: [tied] Morbus

From: stlatos
Message: 48315
Date: 2007-04-15

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:
>
> So is apis from P-Italic?

No, Latin has different rules for V-deletion than most Italic
languages. I don't know of any other case of new k()f from this
time, so the k()f>p() is fairly speculative. However, I don't
know of any better derivation.

quote>
First, I think it's most likely that apis is from
*xakYobhi: 'sharp bee = stinging species of bee' and
Exon's Law deletes the *o creating a new combination
of consonants (among others):

xakYobhi:
xakYobhiyem (acc.)
akYobhiyem
akYophiyem
akYofiyem
akYfiyem
apYiyem

etc.

All cases except the nom/voc. would have been
affected then *akYofi: > *afYi: by analogy (as usual,
as *gWhr,mokap+ > forceps, etc.).