Re: [tied] Re: Tor/Tur/(e)

From: Frank Verhoft
Message: 29724
Date: 2004-01-17

<<<Actually I got puzzled why the Iberian languages does not seemingly
follow (when they should be) the Latin for thunder "tonare" , "tonitrus".
Portuguese has "trovao" and Spanish "trueno". French and German (and of
course English) does follow Latin.<<<

Portuguese: trovão < XIII torvões < VLat. turbo, -onis (CLat. turbo -inis)


Frank
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