Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site zinfandel.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!ittvax!dcdwest!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hpda!fortune!amdcad!amd!dual!zehntel!zinfandel!berry From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) Newsgroups: net.nlang Subject: Re: Esperanto and the origins of some interesting words Message-ID: <288@zinfandel.UUCP> Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 16:40:59 EST Article-I.D.: zinfande.288 Posted: Thu Jan 3 16:40:59 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 7-Jan-85 02:45:19 EST References: <1129@druny.UUCP> Reply-To: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval) Organization: Zehntel Inc., Walnut Creek CA Lines: 91 In article <1129@druny.UUCP> neal@druny.UUCP (Neal D. McBurnett) writes: >I would be especially interested to have people point out English >"guide words" for the ones I have listed. >I am also interested in the origins of these words (their etyma), >or what other languages they appear in. Any pointers would be appreciated. >Also, are there any good multi-lingual dictionaries which >might be able to help me in the future? There is a multi-language dictionary available from the infamous Publisher's Central Bureau -- I think it has 12 languages. >^sloso lock Ger schloss German for 'key' is 'schlussel' >a^ceti buy French 'acheter' == to buy >bezoni need French 'besoin' == a need >brako arm bracelet, brachial I think this is from Greek >devi must G dei? French 'devoir' == a must, 'faits votre devoirs' -> do your homework >doloro pain Spanish 'dolor' == pain >fari make fabricate? French 'faire' == to make or do, from Latin Facere >fermi close French 'fermer' == to close >grasa fat gross French 'gros' == fat >iri go L? Latin 'ire' == to go (Romani ite domum!!) >koro heart courage, cardiac Latin cor, cordis == heart. 'cardiacus' is the stomach! French 'coeur' == heart >kuri run course L cursus; cursive, IE kers French 'courir' == to run, Latin v. 'currere' = to run, n. cursus = a run >manki lack Ger mangeln? French 'manquer' == to lack. Latin 'mancus' == maimed, lame, incomplete >meti put French 'mettre' = to put >montri show demonstrate SP monstr Latin 'monstro' == to show. >mur wall mural Latin 'murus' == wall, mound, dam >pa^so step French 'pas', Latin 'passus' == a step (faux pas) >paroli speak parole: "word of honor" French 'parler' = to speak (Mademoiselle from Armentieres, parlez vous?) >perdi lose perdition (loss of soul) Latin 'perdire' == to destroy, ruin, waste, lose >peza heavy French 'peser' == to weigh >preni take prehensile, comprehend French 'prendre', Latin prehendere == to take >semajno week SP semana French 'semaine' == week >soifi thirst French 'soif' == thirst >sveni faint prob. rel. to 'swoon'. >voli will Ger wollen French 'vouloir', Latin 'volo' > >Prepositions and function words: > >^car because French 'car' == because, since >apud beside Latin 'apud' == among, in the mind of, at, with, in the presence of >dum during Latin 'dum' == during >jam already Latin 'jam' >ke that prob. Latin 'qui' >nun now IE nu Latin 'nunc' == now >plena full plenty, replenish Latin 'plena' == full (plena sunt coeli) >preska^u almost French 'presque' == almost >sur on French 'sur' == on -- "Take this //JOB and run it!" Berry Kercheval Zehntel Inc. (ihnp4!zehntel!zinfandel!berry) (415)932-6900