[tied] Re: PIE i- and u-stems again

> >> No. The direction of derivation is athematic -> thematic
> >> (e.g -(e)n-stem -> -(e)no-stem).
> >
> >Cato: "the smart one" -> catenus "smart"? I don't think so.
> >
> >
> >> There are no n-stems derived from thematics
> >
> >What is then the relationship of catus/cato: ?
>
> One is thematic,

in your terms, an *-u, *-i or *-a stem

> the other is an athematic n-stem

in your terms, an *-un, *-in or *-an stem, and is derived from the
former in all textbooks on Latin.

> The n-stem is not built on the thematic form: that's impossible.

That's what the classical theory says, but you've made them different
by only an *-n. And besides, every day Germans make weak adjectives
out of strong ones.

> You *can* build thematics on consonant-stems: happened all the time.

Irrelevant.


Torstn