Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria

Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria

Paleo-Ligurian place names of the type Alba,Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablautingforms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflectdirectly the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) adjective *albho- ʻwhiteʼ;rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ʻwat...

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Main Author: Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco
Other Authors: School of Humanities and Social Sciences
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Published: 2016
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Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-1073512019-12-06T22:29:12Z Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria Perono Cacciafoco, Francesco School of Humanities and Social Sciences Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Paleo-Ligurian place names of the type Alba,Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablautingforms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflectdirectly the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) adjective *albho- ʻwhiteʼ;rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ʻwaterʼ,cognate with Sumerian ḫalbia (> Akkadian ḫalpium ʻspring,well, water mass, water holeʼ). A further analysis of the same root *Hal-bh-leads to a comparison with the PIE root *Hal- ʻnourishʼ. PIE suffixedform *HwaH-r- ʻwaterʼ exhibits a similar diffusion. Published version 2016-06-15T04:46:39Z 2019-12-06T22:29:12Z 2016-06-15T04:46:39Z 2019-12-06T22:29:12Z 2013 2013 Journal Article Perono Cacciafoco, F. (2013). Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria. Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics, 7(1), 70-86. 1313-2296 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/107351 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/40687 http://www.actalinguistica.com/journal/index.php/al/article/view/33 185539 en Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics © 2013 The author (published by Eurasia Academic Publishers). This paper was published in Acta Linguistica: Journal for Theoretical Linguistics and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of Eurasia Academic Publishers. The published version is available at: [http://www.actalinguistica.com/journal/index.php/al/article/view/33]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproductions, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. 17 p. application/pdf
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Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria
description Paleo-Ligurian place names of the type Alba,Old European river names Albis and the like, as well as their ablautingforms Olb- (> Orb- in Romance Ligurian) do not reflectdirectly the Proto-Indo-European (PIE) adjective *albho- ʻwhiteʼ;rather, they all continue a Pre-PIE extended root *Hal-bh- ʻwaterʼ,cognate with Sumerian ḫalbia (> Akkadian ḫalpium ʻspring,well, water mass, water holeʼ). A further analysis of the same root *Hal-bh-leads to a comparison with the PIE root *Hal- ʻnourishʼ. PIE suffixedform *HwaH-r- ʻwaterʼ exhibits a similar diffusion.
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title Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria
title_short Water Origins: the *alb- Root in the Pre-Latin Toponymy of Ancient Liguria
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