The Etymology of Latin nimbus (and its Iranian Cognates)

• Authors: Paul S. Cohen

Title variants

L‘étymologie du latin nimbus (et ses cognacs iraniens)

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

After a brief review of prior etymological attempts found in the literature, a complete, rule-governed etymology of Latin nimbus ‘rain cloud, sudden downpour, etc.’ – including a precise explanation of the medial nasal – is propounded. It is based on the Indo-European reduplication process that produces nouns, as delineated by Cohen (2014; 2015; 2017), and on Latin sound laws given and exemplified by Weiss (2009).

FR

Aprés une récapitulation brève des essais étymologiques antécédents, qui sont trouvés dans la littérature, une étymologie de latin nimbus ‘nuage de pluie, forte averse soudaine, etc’ complète et d’accord avec règle – en comprenant une explication précise de la nasale médiale – est proposée. Elle est basée sur le processus indo-européen de réduplication qui genère les noms, comme décrit par Cohen (2014; 2015; 2017), et sur des lois phonologiques latines donneés et exemplifiés par Weiss (2009).

Keywords

EN

Latin nimbus; Iranian *nambV-; reduplication; instrument

FR

Latin nimbus; Iranien *nambV-; réduplication; instrument; Latin nimbus; Iranien *nambV-; réduplication; instrument

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Collectanea Philologica
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 23
• Pages: 5-8

Dates

published

2020-12-18

Contributors

author

Paul S. Cohen

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/1733-0319.23.01