tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post8729922601191839401..comments2024-03-28T14:05:25.134-07:00Comments on Sacnoth's Scriptorium: AutumnJohn D. Rateliffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-9733801438615608212014-10-03T10:47:33.002-07:002014-10-03T10:47:33.002-07:00Hi Jason
You're quite right: had I investigat...Hi Jason<br /><br />You're quite right: had I investigated further, I would have discovered that there's quite a list of Etruscan or potentially Etruscan words in common English use today. Makes me wonder if "Etruscan" were not the Pelasgian of Latin: a precursor speech of unknown origin to which can be assigned words otherwise difficult of explanation.<br /><br />--JDR<br />John D. Rateliffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12324926298336489295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2239062544101975016.post-72351340973218698322014-09-28T17:24:38.402-07:002014-09-28T17:24:38.402-07:00Now you've got me wondering why there are two ...Now you've got <i>me</i> wondering why there are two words for autumn! Incidentally, there are a number of other common words in English apparently from Etruscan (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_words_of_Etruscan_origin" rel="nofollow">see here</a> for a start).Jason Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809154870762268253noreply@blogger.com