Re: [tied] Basilica ( it was Re: Historical impications )

> A few tidbits I found, although not much help:
> Elcock "The Romance Languages" (1960) writes: [ECCLESIA gained]in
> the fifth century a marked ascendency over the rival word BASILICA,
> a much earlier borrowing into Latin."
> Buck's "Synonyms" has: Lat. 'basilica' ... hence Rum. 'biserica',
> also Alb., Vegliot and Rhaeto-Roman words for 'church'
> Dan

I wonder about the Albanian word. I could not find it and the only one
given is "kishë". Maybe Abdullah can help here with a word which is not
in the dictionary.


alex