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--- Carl Edlund Anderson <cea@hidden.email> wrote: > > On 04 Jan 2006, at 01:03, Adam Walker wrote: > > Also needed at this juncture is the etymology of > the > > Italian/Spanish word avellana, French aveline, > meaning > > hazelnut. > > I think Latin "abellana"! Not sure of the > etymology, but popularly > said to be from the Campagnan town-name "Abella" > (modern Avella) > where hazelnuts were grown (apparently!). That name > looks > suspiciously like it could share a root with "apple" > -- and, hmm, > actually my Oxford Dict. of Eng. Etym. suggests > that's a > possibility! Virgil apparently describes Abella as > being famous for > apples -- perhaps they got into hazelnuts later or > there was some > kind of semantic juggling or something .... Thanks! The C-a word for hazelnut is now avejana which seems ripe for some kind of folk etymologizing with avi meaning hello. Perhaps resulting in hazelnuts being seen as a good thing to give a guest at the door . . . . > There is a famous Oscan inscription (insofar as > Oscan insciptions are > famous :) LOL associated with Abella/Avella, the Cippus > Abellanus, which > records the settlement of a boundary dispute with > nearby Nola. > > Cheers, > Carl So, how'd it turn out for the poor confused Abellans. *g* Adam Jin xividjilud djal su�u ed falud ul Jozevu pomu instanchid ul andjelu djul Dominu sivi, ed idavi achibid jun al su sposa. Ed nun aved cu�uxud ad sivi ancha nadud jan ad ul sua huiju primodjindu ed cuamad il su numi ul Jezu. Machu 1:24-25