Re: [tied] Re: Romanian senin

richard.wordingham@... wrote:

> I'd sooner believe a back formation from Latin melior 'better'!
> Initial b > m is *very* rare, though /?b/ > /m/ is attested. I'd
> sooner attribute the /b/ in 'Tibiscum' to a heavy cold or to the
> influence of 'Tiber', but other factors, such as popular etymology,
> may be responsible
>
> Richard

Initialy yes..
I thought now at Latin words "mugire" and "bucina"
BTW the latin "bucinum" should have given Rom. "bucium".
Was final "m" mute or not in the Eastern Romance?