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jasmimdrigo.bsky.social

@jasmimdrigo.bsky.social

Historical linguist. Italic languages and Early Irish. University of Galway.

jasmimdrigo.bsky.social @jasmimdrigo.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

The borrowings of words into Old Irish: part 2 Old Irish clann ‘plant’, ‘offspring, family, race’ / Modern Irish clann offspring’, ‘family’, ‘race’ Borrowed from Latin planta ‘sprout, offspring’ Many Romance words also come from Latin (by genetic inheritance): Sp. planta, It. pianta, Fr. plante

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jasmimdrigo.bsky.social @jasmimdrigo.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The borrowing of words into Old Irish: part 1 Old Irish póc 'kiss' / Modern Irish póg 'kiss' Probably a loanword from the Latin phrase ōsculum pācis (kiss of peace), entering Old Irish via a Brittonic language. Happy Valentine's day!

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