Re: [tied] Re: Saint

On Sun, 15 Jun 2003 23:23:15 -0400, "Brian M. Scott" <BMScott@...>
wrote:

>At 8:48:36 PM on Sunday, June 15, 2003, Richard Wordingham
>wrote:
>
>> Spanish Sancho also appears to
>> derive from Latin sanctus. (The
>> normal word for 'holy' is santo <
>> *santus.)
>
>In strictly onomastic sources I have usually seen it
>ascribed to Latin <Sanctius>. In the Castilian and
>Aragonese citations that I've seen from the period 900-1300,
><Sancio> is by far the most common form, followed by
><Sancho>. Others include <Santio>, <Sancius>, <Sanzio>,
><Sanctius>, <Sanc,io>, <Sango>, <Santius>, and <Sanxo>.

Basque Santxo, Sanso, Anso (the last one with dissimilatory loss of s-
before -s-).

Perhaps a trace of a Castilian pronunciation *sañto < sanctu, with palatal
/n^/ is retained in the Basque loan <saindu> "holy" (it could also be from
Gascon).

The normal Basque word for "saint" is done < donne < domine, as in Donostia
"St. Sebastian" < Doneuastiãe < Donne Ebastiane < Dom(i)ne Sebastiane.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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