Re: [tied] Re: Albanian "vatër"

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From: "alex" <alxmoeller@...>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 8:23 PM
Subject: Re: [tied] Re: Albanian "vatër"


> From "veteranus" could not derive any "vetër" as shortening useless the
> word. But from "vetër" we can derive "veteranus".
> I am very intrigued here . It is sure, for Alb. and Rom. lang the word
> for "vatër/vatrã" was "veter". Into this manner "veteran" was the one
> who was returning home, which makes indeed a sense.
> Is there any study about latin "veteranus"? ( First time atested, in
> which context, which meaning, evolution, etc)

Oh dear. You've out-Alexed yourself.

Piotr