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On 31/12/05, Adam Walker <carrajena@hidden.email> wrote: > The problem is, I > can't decide whether the C-a word should be _malici_ > or _malichi_. The first would indicate a late or > learned borrowing, while the later would indicate > fully naturalized early borrowing (with the meaning > being re-assigned at a later date after the Hauteville > conquest). > > I'd love to hear your oppinions pro or con either > option. > Well, if the word has changed meaning to a title roughly equivalent to a duke, I'd think "malichi" would be the more likely choice for you. Learned or later borrowings seem to keep a closer meaning to their original.