Re: Mater theia

From: Daniel J. Milton
Message: 33779
Date: 2004-08-14

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, enlil@... wrote:
>
Etruscan /muntH/ signifies
> 'tomb', not 'earth', even though it seems to be the basis for Latin
> /mundus/ 'world'. The matter is open to debate on that one.
>
>
> = gLeN
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I thought /mundus/ 'world' was a calque on Greek /kosmos/, both
with a primary meaning something like "set in order".
Is the Etruscan theory your own?
Dan