Latin tree names and the European substratum
Latin tree names and the European substratum
Author(s): Corinna LeschberSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: etymology; Indo-European languages; substratum words; Latin languager
Summary/Abstract: Generally, we can observe in European languages a high percentage of plant names among the words with unclear etymology. Many designations for plants – like for trees – derive from pre-Indo-European languages. Latin tree names are in most cases far from an unambiguous etymological assignment.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 2012
- Issue No: 129
- Page Range: 117-125
- Page Count: 9
- Language: English