Re: [tied] Evolution,uff.. toght is closed: ))

On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 13:12:01 +0100, alexmoeller@... wrote:

>Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
>> On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 10:07:37 +0100, alexmoeller@... wrote:
>>
>>> catsea= bitch.Cf DEX= from "catella" which en fine , point
>>> semanticlay . The rules will work for "little dog" which is "cãtsel"
>>> from "catelus" with short "e".
>>
>> catellus and catella both have short e.
>
>"ee"= long /e/, "ii"= long /i/
>
>cateella, ae, f. ( dem. v, catena)= Kettchen = little chain
>catellus,catellii m. ( dem. v. catulus) Hündchen= little dog
>catula, ae= Hündchen little dog
>catulus, catulii= Junges, junger Hund ( young dog)

Exactly. catella, catellae f. little bitch => ERom. *catiéla =>
cãtzea.

>>> Well, they are included in other rules. "pit" is not a word in
>>> romanians.
>>
>> putz
>
>puteus > puts --> short /e/

It was reduced to *pUtyU in Vulgar Latin -> WRom. *potso -> Spa. pozo,
Cat. pou, Ita. pozzo, etc. ERom. *putsu -> Rom. putz.


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