Re: Odp: Odp: Glen acknowledges Agricola as masculine, Mea culpa

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From: Marc Verhaegen

To: cybalist@egroups.com

Sent: Saturday, January 22, 2000 3:37 PM

Subject: [cybalist] Re: Odp: Glen acknowledges Agricola as masculine, Mea culpa

 

Marc:

 

Piotr, it's not colare AFAIK, but colere (cultura etc.).

 

 

 

Colere, colo, colui, cultum. You're right. Cult, culture & colony are in this family; even pole is (Greek polos 'pivot, axis' is from *kWolos).

 

Piotr