Starogreckie elementy leksykalne w języku rumuńskim
Ancient Greek lexical elements in the Romanian language

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the analysis of the oldest Greek lexical elements in the Romanian language, more precisely Greek borrowings in Balkan Latin, which has continuations in the Romanian language. Greek borrowings in Balkan Latin should be treated as a different group, as they do not have continuation in other Romance languages. The analysis has focused on words classified by the Romanian researcher H. Mihăescu as oral borrowings from Ancient Greek into Balkan Latin. The article uses the historical-comparative method. The analysis is not limited to the Romanian language only as other Balkan-Romanian languages, as well as regional variants of Italian, are equally important in the study. The presented analysis indicates that Greek elements are deeply rooted not only in the Romanian language but also throughout the whole linguistic area where Balkan Latin was used.

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