Re: [tied] a question regarding Latin nasal

From: P&G
Message: 18714
Date: 2003-02-11

> The root is fe:- < *dhe:- "to suck". dhe:-mh1n-ah2 is a derivation
> with the middle/passive present participle ending *-mh1nos, *-
mh1nah2
> (Grk. -menos, -mene:) [this participle is otherwise lost in Latin].

It is also found in alumnus ("the being-nurtured one", from alo).
It is also possibly appears in the -mini ending of the second person plural
passives.

Peter