Re: Res: [tied] Etymology of Rome - h1rh1-em-/h1rh1-o:m-

From: alexandru_mg3
Message: 47811
Date: 2007-03-13

Hello,
'I detected' that we have a long u: in Latin hu:ma:nus

If somebody can help me to correctly derived this word...
It should be:
*dHg^H-o:m-h3n- > hu:ma:nus

The final root is for sure dHg^Hem-

But we have some long o:-forms in this root (see Greek)

So the root is presented as dHeg^H- and next dHg^Hem- is supposed to
be dHg^H-em- > dHg^H-o:m- etc..

Based on this we have :

Hu:ma:nus (with a long-vowel) < *dHg^H-o:m-h3n-? versus
Homo: < *dHg^H-m-mo-,
Humus < *dHg^H-om-o- ...

Viewing this we would have similar to : dHg^H-em- / dHg^H-o:m-

Ro:mulus (*h1rh1-o:m-) (with a long vowel) versus Remus (*h1rh1-em-)

In this case the root is h1reh1- extended to h1reh1-em-/h1reh1-o:m-

Rhea is *h1rh1-e-eh2 ?
Remus is *h1rh1-em-u-s
Ro:ma is *h1rh1-o:m-eh2
Ro:mulus is *h1rh1-o:m-ulo/elo

PIE *h1r(e)h1- `loose, thin, rare, separate'

The source of the long vowel is more clear now

In this case we have h1rh1-em-u-s versus h1rh1-o:m-eh2;h1rh1-o:m-
ulos/-elos

like in dHg^H-em-/dHg^H-o:m-

So wee have a lengthening o-grade (but not due to a laryngeal (peace
Miguel))

If true, the constructions Remus/Ro:mulus;Ro:ma is for sure a PIE one.

Thanks a lot,
Marius