Re: Latin -idus as from dH- too

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
<miguelc@...> wrote:

>
> On Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:00:05 -0000, "alexandru_mg3"
> <alexandru_mg3@...> wrote:
>
> >
> >Talking about the spreading of dH(e)h1- compounds in PIE times:
> >
> >I think that Olsen theory regarding Latin -idus as sourced on
> >-h-to- > t-h-o > etc...is finally a mistake
>
> What Olsen actually says is that -idus comes from *-eh1-tos
> (> *-ethos > -idus), where *-eh1- is the stative suffix. For
> instance cale:re "to be warm" => calidus.
>
> =======================
> Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
> miguelc@...

The point here is a phonetical one Miguel: if one assume a
metathesis h-t > t-h => I don't see any specific reason to assume
only -h1- and not h in general
So barba:tus is a real issue for her and she is quite aware about
this: she quite tries to cover the issue with a
supposed 'restauration' in barba:tus

Marius