Re: Lead and Purse

From: Daniel J. Milton
Message: 36869
Date: 2005-03-28

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Gordon Barlow" <barlow@...> wrote:
> I don't know the origin(s) of Old Greek "byrsa" or "emporos", and
would be grateful to learn what they were. I have to say that my
dictionary does not give much help in this matter: it doesn't
speculate on the origin of either word.
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'Emporos' primarily meant "traveller", and secondarily "trader".
It's from the *per- root ("fare", "ferry","port", etc.)
Dan Milton