Re: [tied] Re: Historical implications... (basilica)

--- tolgs001 <george.st@...> wrote:

> alex wrote:
>
> >The word was preserved not only by Romanians in
> "biserica"
> >(you have to see that the word "biserica" cannot
> derive drom
> >the known form "basilica" since never a > i thus by
> no way
> >basilica > biserica
>
> Today's standard Romanian "biserica" < "besearica"
> [be-'sea-ri-ka], which is the older, traditional
> variant.
>
> BTW, unlike the Rumansh and Vegliot variants,
> the Romanian ones are rhotacized (l > r). This
> phenomenon is quite old; seemingly less or
> no longer productive during the Slavic impact.
>
> George

*****GK: Are the Rumansh and Vegliot variants also the
exclusive terms for "church" (as a building for
worship) in these languages?******

>
>

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