Re: [tied] Latin piscis - Celtic eiskos - Germanic fiskaz

Maybe from *pei- "fat", "moist"

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From: Glen Gordon <glengordon01@...>
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Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2003 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [tied] Latin piscis - Celtic eiskos - Germanic fiskaz


>
> Joao:
> >Is there any attempt to explain why Latin has piscis (<*piski-),
> >Celtic *eiscos (<peisko-) and Germanic fiskaz (<*pisko-) ?
> >An athematic root *pisk- ?
>
> Personally, I'm not totally sure but I would presume that the
> forms are all based on a common adjectival root *peisk-
> and that it was used to make a descriptive noun. Does *peisk-
> mean "spotted"? I can't remember - it's in the recesses of my
> mind and I can't relinquish it from the cobwebs.
>
>
> - gLeN
>
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