Re: Kluge's Law in Italic? (was: Volcae and Volsci)

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

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> Many place-names in Italy (not necessarily Latin or even Italic) seemed to be named from words for 'wide' like:
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> Lavernium, Lavinium, Laurentum
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> from
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> * LaxYs.w+ \ Laws.-xY+ = covering > thin flat stone / burial slab / wide shelf / etc.
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> as in
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> laws^ = thin flat bread MArm;
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> * La:huNkos > lâ:igx = small stone G;
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> ? >> lousa = slab/tombstone Portu;
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> la:ru(v)a > la:rva = bad ghost/spirit / mask L;
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From the same root comes Latium, but this probably had a dif. meaning if it came from the word * LaxYt.ó+ \ LxYt.ó+ \ LexYt.ó+ = covered/hidden (w covered > enclosed / bounded > enclosed territory) w der.:

covered > veiled bride > wife/woman
La:tó: Dor G;

covered > hidden
lé:tho: = be hidden G;

hidden > unseen
láthra: (adv) = secretly G;