Re: The oddness of Gaelic words in p-

At 3:15:27 PM on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, stlatos wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> At 2:11:40 PM on Tuesday, June 3, 2008, stlatos wrote:

>>> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"

>>>> They're the same root.

>>> Then why would you say the word I gave meant 'footic'
>>> not 'falling, fallen (into sin)' as if it was
>>> unconnected to the meaning?

>> Because you presented it as an adjectival derivative in
>> *-iko- of a noun,

> No, I said:

> I'd say that an original noun/adj. formed that verb.

And knowing your habit of abbreviating nearly to the point
of incomprehensibility, I interpreted this as stated above.

Brian