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− | '' | + | ''Chame'' is Greek for Latin ''infimum'' {"very low"}, ''depressum'' {"sunk down"}, ''terrenum'' {"on the ground"}, and the entries that follow immediately contain this element. |
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− | Greek χαμαί /khamaí/ is an adverb meaning "on the ground" = Latin ''humi'' | + | Greek χαμαί /khamaí/ is an adverb meaning "on the ground" = Latin ''humi''; Simon’s form shows the later Greek sound change αι > ε {/ai/ > /e/} resulting in /khamé/. |
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Latest revision as of 07:29, 27 August 2014
Chame grece infimum depressum terrenum a quo infrascripta.
Apparatus:
Came AC e | Chame B f
Translation:
Chame is Greek for Latin infimum {"very low"}, depressum {"sunk down"}, terrenum {"on the ground"}, and the entries that follow immediately contain this element.
Commentary:
Greek χαμαί /khamaí/ is an adverb meaning "on the ground" = Latin humi; Simon’s form shows the later Greek sound change αι > ε {/ai/ > /e/} resulting in /khamé/.