From: tolgs001
Message: 23311
Date: 2003-06-15
>An another interesting word is the nameThis is a bit influenced by the... papist
>of son God's which in Rom is "Isus Cristos"
>The both words do not look as inherited ("cristos"Cristos is the Christ, and creStin is the Christian.
>by no way since christian is in Rom. "creStin",
>as for "Isus" I expected the word in an anotherJesus, Maria & Josef, :-) what do you mean by
>form for being inherited).
>devil was discussed, this is "dracul" and supposednominative "draco"
>to come from Latin "dracones"
>soul is "suflet" and this is a Romanian creationsufflare!
>(the scholars suppose here an latin *suflitus < sulfare)
>grave is "gropã" and the "mormânt" (very controversial(groapa!) It is by no means "controversial."
>etymologic since it suppose to derive from Latin
>monumentum)
>Resurrection is a Romanian creation "înviere/îng'iere"Don't insist on "înghiere": this (utterly isolated)
>holly is "sfânt" and it is given by DEX as from slavic "sventU"Not only this, but also "sânt, fem. sânta", which has
> sin is "pãcat" from Latin peccatumAnd preot/preut! ['pre-ot] ['pre-ut]. His
> priest is "popã" (sl. popU) or "pãrinte" ( lat parentis)
> wafer "anafurã" is from slavic (a)naforaand < their Greek counterparts (actually Greek words).
>holly water "agheasmã/a[gh]iasmã" is from Slavic agiazma
>(when appeared the form "battizare" in Latin?,interesting
>it should be interesant
>for the date of "baptisation")Ask a Gian-Battista! ;-)
>Ianu[a]rie (Sl. ijanuarij), februarie ( lat. februarius)Why Ianuarie Slavic and not from Ianuarius, but
>gerar (from "ger" > lat. "gelus"), fãurar (unknown,[auzi la el, "unknown"] Of course must've been
>probl. Lat "febr(u)aris"),
>mãrTiSor( from marT, lat martis), prier (prob. latOh, by the way for Mr Knysh: Romanians have preserved
>Aprilis), florar (from "floare"< lat. floris +suff. -ar)
>rãpciune (unknown etym.)But your dictionary states "compare with Lat. raptio,
>undrea (or andrea, unknown etym)Undrea/Îndrea must be put - I suppose - in connection
>Now the days of the week:i.e. from Monday through Friday, pagan names, Luna,
>luni (latin *lunis < lunae), marTi (Lat martis-dies),
>miercuri(lat. mercuris-dies), joi (lat. Jovis-dies),
>vineri (Lat. veneris-dies), sâmbãtã (Slavic sonbota),
>duminicã (Lat. dominica dies)
>AlexGeorge