The Beast was Re: [tied] Re: Scientist's etymology vs. scientific et

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@...> wrote:

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> --- stlatos <stlatos@...> wrote:
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> > --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister
> > <gabaroo6958@> wrote:
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> > > piztia is from Latin bestia, which is from ???
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> > If from any IE language it would be from
> > *gWHexYr(o)+ (traditional
> > *gWHe:r 'wild beast').
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> So, how do we get there?
> I can see Latin fer- and Greek ther- coming out of
> *gWHe:r-
> What happened to the /r/?
> Where does the ending -st- come from?
> Can you explain at an easy level w/o abbreviations?

It may not be from any IE language; it could be borrowed from some
other group. If from IE xYr > rxY > ry > rc^ > sc^ which had to be
fit into Latin phonology; gYHw > gWH > bH (similar to Greek).