Hmm... apparently (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2000/03/23/state0101EST0331.DTL&type=science) there are otherwise rare genetic markers that're common among the Celts and (get this) the Basques, leading to the inference of a common Celtic origin in Iberia before the Goedelic/Brythonic split. Possibly enough UV there to warp their retinas?
And come to think of it, lessee, the Breve Diccionario Etimologico de la Lengua Castellana dates to 944, while the Petit Robert dates to 1080, suggesting influence from the Moorish conquest of Spain-- the PR doesn't provide a date for , though; it's just kinda there.
I *think* one of the basic color terms of Latin was , cognate to the Greek word for which I am not even going to try to find the right fontcode and hey I never actually got around to trying to learn anyway but which I think transliterates as , as commonly translated in the phrase "bright-eyed Athene" or "grey-eyed Athene" or for that matter "owl-eyed Athene" but never mind that last one for now.
Bleh. I have blown out my brain cell. Must lie down.
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on 2005-08-05 12:36 pm (UTC)And come to think of it, lessee, the Breve Diccionario Etimologico de la Lengua Castellana dates to 944, while the Petit Robert dates to 1080, suggesting influence from the Moorish conquest of Spain-- the PR doesn't provide a date for , though; it's just kinda there.
I *think* one of the basic color terms of Latin was , cognate to the Greek word for which I am not even going to try to find the right fontcode and hey I never actually got around to trying to learn anyway but which I think transliterates as , as commonly translated in the phrase "bright-eyed Athene" or "grey-eyed Athene" or for that matter "owl-eyed Athene" but never mind that last one for now.
Bleh. I have blown out my brain cell. Must lie down.