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Subject: Re: Esperanto and the origins of some interesting words
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Date: Sat, 5-Jan-85 11:24:12 EST
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Posted: Sat Jan  5 11:24:12 1985
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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
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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 
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