Re: [tied] Re: alb. gji

On Thu, 27 Feb 2003 21:46:54 +0100, "alex_lycos" <altamix@...>
wrote:

>OK, now to Latin "stringo":
>The Romanian form is "strânge" which can derive from Latin 'stringere',
>but the participial form shows there is no Latin form here. For
>participial form we have:
>Latin : strictus
>Romanian : strâns

Well, then Spanish estreñir "to constipate" also cannot come from
Latin stringere, because the participle is estreñido "constipated",
not expected estrecho "narrow". And cocer "to cook" cannot be from
coquere, because the participle is cocido not *cocho.

>I see the Albanian and Romanian have both the nasal "n" there which
>cannot come from Latin.

striNgere


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