etaonsh wrote:

>
> My system (as if in disgust) doesn't
> want to tag a reply to your last
> post. I understand neither the
> import, purport nor the relevance of
> your 'cutting' remark, but if I can
> move swiftly on to your more
> civilised errors:
> 1) a Hispanic contributor in fact
> drew our attention to the
> Celtiberian 'abade,' also, within
> the recent thread.
> 2) AIUI, the Germanic 'runes' are
> also thought to be derived from the
> Etruscan alphabet.

Indirectly, via North Italic.
--
Peter T. Daniels grammatim@...