Latin and Slavonic for `moon'

Peter &/or Graham petegray at btinternet.com
Tue Apr 20 19:12:12 UTC 1999


Steve wrote:

> It seems the gen- and gno- coexisted in Homer.  Both "genea" and "gnotos"
>refer to relatives.

I have always taken "gnotos" to be from *g'nh3 (to know) and "genea" to be
from *g'nh1 (to give birth etc).   Are you suggesting the same origin for
them both?   Or that the "know" word had h1?   Or have I missed something?

Peter



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