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| From | wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.languages.latin, sci.lang, sci.lang.translation |
| Subject | Re: the word HUMUS (with extra S) -------- vir bonus dicendi peritus |
| Date | 2026-06-03 12:35 +0200 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <10vp016$3i6kr$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <875726bb-5c04-4e06-92d9-f36135b5bc90n@googlegroups.com> <6a1dec3d.80692cf229366a00@csiph.com> |
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Op 1/06/2026 om 22:31 schreef HenHanna: > > > vir bonus dicendi peritus > > > ------- Today I looked for cognates of peritus > in English and French and found that.... > > > (peril, pirate) That's mixing different (x)-es of the per-(x) etymology, see https://www.etymonline.com/word/*per-#etymonline_v_52726 Sp. perito, not to be confused with perrito, doggie;-) So, the Perito Moreno is not a darkskinned little dog, but the expert [Francisco] Moreno, which name and title were used, in his honor, to name the famous glacier we've been able to visit some years ago. -- guido wugi
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the word HUMUS --- (with extra S) Hen Hanna <henhanna@gmail.com> - 2023-12-02 14:09 -0800
the word HUMUS (with extra S) -------- vir bonus dicendi peritus "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-06-01 20:31 +0000
Re: the word HUMUS (with extra S) -------- vir bonus dicendi peritus wugi <wugi@brol.invalid> - 2026-06-03 12:35 +0200
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