Re: Scientist's etymology vs. scientific etymology

At 7:39:10 PM on Thursday, June 5, 2008, tgpedersen wrote:

> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Brian M. Scott"
> <BMScott@...> wrote:

>> The spelling of Latin <butyrum> with <y> is a very good
>> indication that it came from Greek.

> Not quite, cf the Latin spelling lacryma.

This makes no sense, unless you incorrectly imagine that 'a
very good indication' is synonymous with 'ironclad proof'.
(Though I shouldn't mind knowing how early the medieval
spelling with <y> actually occurs.)

Brian