Re: to buy

altamix wrote:

>The romance languages as George suggested have as follow:
>Port.:comprar
>Spanish:comprar
>Italian:comperare, comprare
>Rom: cumpãra
>I would accept the etymology of a Latin root if there
>won't be the word for "expensive" which means in Rom.
>"scump".

How does "scump" ("dear, expensive") impede "cumpara/re"
to belong to the same family as "comprar/e"?

(BTW: do goods or services have to be expensive in
order to be bought? I think the natural tendency for
any buyer is to ask for low prices. :=)

g