Re: [tied] Re: Albanian pre and Romanian prada

alexandru_mg3 wrote:

>
> I also posted that ae>e finished in Lat in sec I CE (see Varro
> attestation of hedus/haedus) and also that there is no assimilation
> a<->e => a<->a in Romanian

once thing is clear. there cannot be two changes in the same phonetical
context and Latin "ae" > "e" in the most of the situation.
The situation where "ae" > "a" are not clear, ar in strange words which
presumabely are entered Latin from some other "barbars".

>
> So the only timeframe for an: ae<-> a => a<->a in praeda is
> around or before sec I CE.
> The question is : this happens in Latin praeda everywhere ? Seems
> not. Is possible to happens only in some regions of the Roman
> Empire? like Illyria ? Seems possible...
>
> Marius
>

Maybe. Long "e:" changed in Alb. to "o" via "a", thus it is possible we
have to deal with a loan into Latin from Illyrian in the time as this
change worked ?

Alex