Latin il+C, ir+C, etymology

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 59643
Date: 2008-07-27

What's the etymological explanation for Latin words of il+C, ir+C? Why "I" and not "U" or "E"? Examples:
gilvus "greyish"
milvus "kite"
silva "woods"
firmus "firm"
hircus "buck"
hirtus "rough-haired"


ilvus < *ilowo- ?


JS Lopes



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