Re: [tied] family ( it was a question...)

From: alex_lycos
Message: 18636
Date: 2003-02-09

Miguel Carrasquer wrote:
>>
>> 1) Rom. Word "femeie" ( women) is givin as deriving from latin
>> "famiglia" (family)
>
> That is correct


to quote you here:

"I had forgotten about Ita. serpe,
which can perhaps be explained by loss of -n in Eastern Romance"


femina , lost of "n" - > femia > femeia

how is that?

Alex