Re: Latin -idus as from dH- too

On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:53:34 -0000, "alexandru_mg3"
<alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:

>--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
><miguelc@...> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:05 -0000, "alexandru_mg3"
>> <alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:
>>
>> >
>> >Talking about the spreading of dH(e)h1- compounds in PIE times:
>> >
>> >I think that Olsen theory regarding Latin -idus as sourced on
>> >-h-to- > t-h-o > etc...is finally a mistake
>>
>> What Olsen actually says is that -idus comes from *-eh1-tos
>> (> *-ethos > -idus), where *-eh1- is the stative suffix. For
>> instance cale:re "to be warm" => calidus.
>>
>> =======================
>> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
>> miguelc@...
>
> The point here is a phonetical one Miguel: if one assume a
>metathesis h-t > t-h => I don't see any specific reason to assume
>only -h1- and not h in general
> So barba:tus is a real issue for her and she is quite aware about
>this: she quite tries to cover the issue with a
>supposed 'restauration' in barba:tus

I was referring to your points (b) [semantics] and (c) [why
a laryngeal?] which become perfectly clear once Olsen's
theory is stated correctly.


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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
miguelc@...