Re: The oddness of Gaelic words in p-

From: Piotr Gasiorowski
Message: 59027
Date: 2008-06-03

On 2008-06-03 20:59, Brian M. Scott wrote:

> By the way, Watkins derives Latin <pedica> 'fetter, snare'
> from *ped-ika:, which suggests that your alternative
> derivation of <pecca:re> wouldn't work anyway.

That's too hasty. As a parallel case, we have <manica> 'handcuff' and
<mancus> 'maimed in the hand'. Latin syncopes followed loose tendencies
rather than fixed rules.

Piotr