Re: [tied] Etymology of Rome

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 47703
Date: 2007-03-06

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "alexandru_mg3" <alexandru_mg3@...>
wrote:
>
> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@>
> wrote:
> >
> > maybe it´s not IE, maybe it´s Etruscan.
>
> Based on...?
>
>
> > or maybe if it is IE maybe it´s not Q-Italic
> Latium is an Proto-Latin zone
>
>
> > I wonder what could be the PIE etymology of Rome
> > Marius
>
> One option would be: PIE *h1remh- 'to rest, to be quiet'
> In this case *h1romh-eh2 'halting/resting place' > Roma
> (see Skt. rámate 'to rest')
>
> So maybe initially Rome was only 'a (nice) resting place' of the
> shepherds on 'the seven hills'...
>
>
> Marius
>

Or maybe Rome is 'the city of Romulus' as BucureSti is 'the city of
Bucur', and in this case Romulus would be 'the quiet person'

Marius