LatinSuper, HittiteŠer, and the Indo-European Numeral ‘7’

• Authors: Kenneth Shields
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

In this brief paper, it is argued that the initial *s- found in the Latin and perhaps Greek reflexes of the Indo-European adprep *uper(i) ‘over, above’ derives from blending with another adprep of the same meaning, *ser(i). Evidence is also presented for the creation of another blend involving these two forms, *sep-, which may underlie the Indo-European root for ‘7’. This latter assertion is strengthened by typological precedent.

Keywords

EN

Indo-European; Latin; Hittite; numerals

• Publisher: Poznańskie Towarzystwo Przyjaciół Nauk
• Journal: Lingua Posnaniensis
• Year: 2011
• Volume: 53
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 83-86

Dates

published

2011-01-01

online

2011-08-26

Contributors

author

Kenneth Shields

• English Department, Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania 17551-0302, USA

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Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10122-011-0006-5