Re: [tied] the bee

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Daniel J. Milton" <dmilt1896@...>
wrote:

> terminology for
> > bees. Maybe Abdullah will complete with Albanian words
> > Rom. Eng. Alb
> > albinã = bee = bletë
> > trântor = drone = as verb gumëzhij, noun granëz (cf. anëz)
> > matcã = queen = amë 'mother'
> > roi = swarm = luzmë
> > stup = behive = zgjua
> > prisacã = beefarm = ?
> > fagure = honeycomb = huall, pl. hoje
> > cearã = wax = dyllë
> >
> > Beside "ceara" just "albina" seems to come from Latin. Since we
> have in
> > Greek "kera" too and the root is "*qar" it is too much said that
> the
> > word "cera" come 100 % from Latin.
> ******
>
> What's the accepted etymology for each of these in Rom., from your
> DEX or wherever?
> Dan

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I think that albina is Romanian creation of Lat. alvus, because we
have in Latin alavarium, cf. herbarium, aquarium, herbarium, etc.

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