Re: latin geminate "ll" ( it was: Re: [tied] Re: *g'(h)- > d as abe

elmeras2000 wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alex" <alxmoeller@...> wrote:
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>> My question here is about the Latin geminate "ll"; which is its
>> origin in fact and why is it a geminate? The geminate "ll" is
>> found in Greek as well and I remember having read somewhere that
> Latin
>> "l" had 3 phonetic values as per testimonies of the
>> grammarians. Is that true or just a misinterpretation of the texts?
>
> Latin /ll/ is the product of assimilation. Quite a few sequences end
> up this way: *ln (pellis, tollo:), *ls (inf. velle). *ld

and what about "illus" & co?

Alex