Re: Latin anthroponyms

From: Lisa
Message: 16700
Date: 2002-11-12

João,

I have often wondered the same thing. Thanks for asking. :)

I don't mean to hijack your thread, but while we're on this topic...
The construction of "Leukippos" crossed my mind a few months ago.
Clearly it is from leukos + hippos. Can someone explain to me why,
when the words would combine, the kappa of leukos didn't change to a
khi in order to reflect aspiration? Or was aspiration truly lost in
Old Greek when combinations like this occurred? (On the other hand,
if my question can be answered with Peter's suggestion of "the
Voces", then I'm sure I will find out in the near future.)

Thanks,
Lisa

--- In cybalist@..., João Simões Lopes Filho <jodan99@...> wrote:
> In IE there's a very common form of "binomial" anthroponyms,
appearing in Greek (Leuk-ippos, Poly-do:ros), Indo-Iranian (Su-
s^ravas, Vis^t-aspa), Germanic (Hro:tha-reiks, Hro:th-beorht) and
Celtic (Con-chobar, Ivo-catos). But in Latin these IE anthroponymic
form doesnt exist. What has been happened? IE Italic names were
replaced by Etruscan-style names?
>
> Joao SL
> Rio