tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post8735419632286420030..comments2023-09-24T05:45:23.811-05:00Comments on Paleoglot: Revisiting the lilyGlen Gordonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-17289519137059340862011-09-13T17:09:41.420-05:002011-09-13T17:09:41.420-05:00No bother at all. And yes, I do suspect that Latin...No bother at all. And yes, I do suspect that <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/resolveform?type=exact&lookup=silva&lang=la" rel="nofollow">Latin <i>silva</i> 'forest'</a> is from an Etruscan plural <b>*silva</b> 'woods, woodland', implying a singular <b>*sil</b> 'wood (as in the material)'.<br /><br />Note also <a href="http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/Glen Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440249042894225949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7202150793869184289.post-69614384218657472352011-09-13T13:45:10.649-05:002011-09-13T13:45:10.649-05:00I hate to bother you...but is the Latin word "...I hate to bother you...but is the Latin word "Silva" of possible Aegean origin?<br /><br />(I had no other way to contact you)AdygheChabadihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02303595735003236434noreply@blogger.com