Re: Re[2]: [tied] Re: alb. gji

From: alex_lycos
Message: 19539
Date: 2003-03-03

Brian M. Scott wrote:
> At 3:26:00 AM on Sunday, March 2, 2003, alex_lycos wrote:
>
>> You read it recently? That is nice, I read it several
>> years ago. BTW, do you remember of the "Andromache" in
>> Eneida? This is a name of a woman. Should be seen the
>> Greek "andros" as related here?
>
> That's the traditional etymology: <andro+mákhe:> 'men's
> fight'. Vennemann has suggested that it may perhaps be from
> */andera + mak-a/ 'blissful woman', in which the second
> element is connected with Latin <mactus> 'praised,
> celebrated', and the first contains a 'Vasconic' root
> */andera/ 'woman' connected with Basque <and(e)ra> 'señora',
> MIr <aindir, ainder> 'young woman', the second element of
> the Gk name <Kassándra>, and Gk <anthre:ne:> 'forest bee,
> wasp', among others
>
> Brian


The men's fight as name for a woman?
I got curious since "andros" is a Greek word.
The suffix "andru/andra" is in Rom. too
copil-andru, cãTel-andru, bãieT-andru
There are some toponims as Andronache but I cannot make andy connection
with the name "andromache" .
The toponym Andronache should be maybe a derivative of "Androne"= family
name . About the etym. of "Androne" I have no clue.