Re: [tied] influence of nasals (it was Viridis)

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From: "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
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Sent: Sunday, February 09, 2003 11:04 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] influence of nasals (it was Viridis)



> /o/ not /u/ before /n/, /nC/
...

> fontana > fântânã

The stress in Latin was on the long penult vowel: /fontá:na/.

Unchanged <con-> betrays a non-inherited word.

Piotr