Res: Res: [tied] Etymology of Rome

Jan Puhvel tried a good explanation for Remus < *Yemos, the Cosmic Giant, through influence of R- from Ro:mulus.

Joao SL

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De: Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...>
Para: cybalist@yahoogroups.com
Enviadas: Quinta-feira, 8 de Março de 2007 19:05:34
Assunto: Re: Res: [tied] Etymology of Rome

On 2007-03-08 22:45, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal wrote:

> Possible, but it's always going to be hard to prove what the
> "real" etymology of Rome is.

But at least we could relate <Ro:mulus> to <Remus> as derivatives of the
twin roots *h1reH- and *h1rem-, with a hint of seclusion or isolation,
quite suitable for feral children ;-)

Piotr

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