Classical Studies 2800A/B Lecture 2: Cognates

• School: Western University
• Department: Classical Studies
• Course: Classical Studies 2800A/B
• Professor: David Lamari

Document Summary

One who likes hash" or follower of al-hassan". Semantics: study of meanings assassin one who kills a public figure". Hispania (hispanic) > spain quadr ata quarry arm ata sp. armada e. gel ata it. gelato e. All modern languages came from earlier languages. Modern languages from the same mother are cognate. French, spanish, and italian are all cognate (from latin) Lexemes in these modern languages that were also present in the mother language are also called cognate. Lexemes borrowed from any other language (even other cognate languages!) are called loanwords. Milk (english), milsch (german) and melk (dutch) are cognate. Miriku" (japanese) is a loanword. Parallels have to be established over many cognate lexemes and languages, because coincidences are common. Etymology is not simply seeking the origin of a lexeme. Friar me frere religious member < of frere brother latin fratr- brother . Typically we will simply connect the modern english lexeme to the latin (or greek parts)