Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site uwai.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!genrad!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!uwvax!uwai!tom From: tom@uwai.UUCP Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Esperanto and the origins of some interesting words Message-ID: <175@uwai.UUCP> Date: Sat, 5-Jan-85 11:24:12 EST Article-I.D.: uwai.175 Posted: Sat Jan 5 11:24:12 1985 Date-Received: Tue, 8-Jan-85 02:54:35 EST References: <1129@druny.UUCP> Organization: U of Wisconsin CS Dept Lines: 66 In response to Neal's request for other languages with words sharing common roots I have added what comes to mind from my knowledge of the Romance tongues. L=Latin S=Spanish F=French I=Italian C=Catalan esperanto trans rel. english other tongues ----------------------------------------------------------------------- brako arm bracelet, brachial S brazo; F,I bras devi must debt S deber; F devoir; I devore diri say L dicere; F,I dire; S decir doloro pain S dolor fari make L facere; S hacer; F faire fono background foundation S fondo; F fond fermi close F fermer grasa fat foie gras S grasa; F gras iri go S ir (inf.), F irais,etc. (conj.) koro heart courage, cardiac S corazon; F coeur; I cuore kuri run course L cursus; S correr; F courir meti put S meter; F mettre montri show demonstrate S mostrar; F montrer mur wall mural S muralla pa^so step F pas; S paso; F passo paroli speak parlous F parler; S parlar; I parlare perdi lose perdition F perdre; S perder; I perdere peza heavy S peso po^so pocket S pozo? ( == well ) preni take F prendre provi try S probar sekvi follow sequel, second, S seguir; F suivre semajno week S semana; F semaine soifi thirst F soif voli will volition S voluntad; F vouloir; I volere Prepositions and function words: ^car because F car; old S car ^cirka^u around circa S cerca a^u or L aut S o; F ou almena^u at least S al menos; F au moins amba^u both ambidextrous S ambos; C amb anta^u before anterior, S antes heira^u yesterday L heri; S ayer; F hier hodia^u today L hodie; S hoy jam already L iam; S ya ke that F, S, C que; I che kontra^u against contrary L, S contra kun with L cum; S con plena full plenty, replenish S pleno, lleno; F plein plu further plus, plural F plus preska^u almost F presque se if S,F,L si; I se sen without L sine; S sin; F sans sur on surface F sur tro too much F trop, I troppo -- Tom Christiansen University of Wisconsin Computer Science Systems Lab ...!{allegra,heurikon,ihnp4,seismo,uwm-evax}!uwvax!tom tom@wisc-ai.arpa