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From: berry@zinfandel.UUCP (Berry Kercheval)
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Subject: Re: Esperanto and the origins of some interesting words
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Date: Thu, 3-Jan-85 16:40:59 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  3 16:40:59 1985
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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


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