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Re: [romconlang] Etymology - anque

Benct Philip Jonsson skrev:

Carl Edlund Anderson skrev:

On 31/01/2007 11:21, Benct Philip Jonsson wrote:

I checked -- doh, why didn't I think of checking HODIE
before!? -- but he just says they *are* related without
saying how! Perhaps he means something like HANC HODIE,
Yup, I'm sure that's it now. 

Yes. _(an)coz_ will be nice Rhodrese too!


(I think our posts crossed :)


Yes they did.


Cheers,
Carl



It just occurred to me that the forms _cuo_ and _ancuo_
may have arise through HANC HODIE being reanalysed
as HANCO DIE meaning 'the day today', and
hey presto a new word for 'today' was coined.

/Bendetx