Re: Latin Honor < ?

2010/3/11 Piotr Gasiorowski <gpiotr@...>:

> W dniu 2010-03-11 00:54, bmscotttg pisze:
>>
>> Can't be: OLat <honos> ~ <honoris> is from <honos> ~ *<honosis>
>> via rhotacism.
>
> ....as demonstrated not only by early Latin <honos>, but also by
> derivatives such as <honestus> (< *-es-to-).
>
> Piotr

Since we are at this topic:

honos, honestus, honestas, honorare;
modus, modestus, modestas, moderare;
scelus, scelestus, scelerare;
tempus, tempestas, temperare.

But:

vetus, vetustus, vetustas, veterare;
Venus, venustus, venustas, venerare;
arbos, arbustus.

Why some have derivatives have -us-t-, some -es-t-? Why 'honorare' and
not '!*honerare'?

Edgard.