Re: [tied] Origin of Arabic "qamus"

From: fhb
Message: 7800
Date: 2001-07-04

--- liberty@... escribió: > Does anybody know
if the Arabic word qâmûs
> "dictionary, lexicon" is
> of Greek or Latin origin?
> -David
>
>

I've read it comes from Greek "okeanós", because the
will of depth the authors of such compilations used to
have.

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