Re: [tied] Latin tardus

--- Andrew Jarrette <anjarrette@...> wrote:

> I forgot, in my discussion of possible Latin (and
> Celtic) *e > /a/, to mention the Latin words
> <labium> "lip" vs. OE (etc.) <lippa>, and <sapio:>
> "taste, know" (OHG <intseffen> "perceive") vs. OE
> (etc.) <sefa> "mind". These do not have
> nasalization and are not preceded and followed by *w
> or *u, so is *a or *e original, or are the Latin
> words with *a formations that are unrelated to the
> OE etc. formations with *e?

In Latin *oi>*ei>i: between l and p/b/w; apparently
*u>a in the same place (and *u>i there in Germanic?).

I don't know of any certain (regular) rule that
explains sapio:; maybe dissimilation at stage
*sepiye-?



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