Re: Historical implications...

From: tolgs001
Message: 23294
Date: 2003-06-14

>>quadragesima > pãresimi (`Lent`)
>
>which is almost exstinct.

This means: it still exists.

>>"Fecioara" (der. "fecior" < "fetiolus") and so on,
>
>And "fetiolus" is a joke as etymologycal
>basis for Romanian ficior/fecior.

foetus > făt (plural) fetzi) > făt(i)Sor, fet(i)Sor >
fecior,
and feminine fată (plural fete) > fet(i)Soară >
fecioară
seem more plausible to you, don't they?

>3 persons (2 with Dacian-like names Cerbula, Ursula
>and one more with a Latin-like name).

"Dacian-like"? These are as Latin as they come.

>Alex

George