Latin animals' names -R (rhotacism?)

From: Joao S. Lopes
Message: 59674
Date: 2008-07-29

I'm collecting animal names in Latin, and grouping them by ending. There's a bunch of names in -R. Final R or S through rhotacism?

salar "salmon" (< salire "to jump"?)
olor "swan"
turtur "turtle-dove"
vultur "vulture"
her "hedgehog"
passer "sparrow", anser "goose" (<*hanser < *g^Ha:ns-is-)

JS Lopes



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