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Would the old Celtic root luto-/luteuo- (marsh, swamp) mentioned there be related to Latin lutum (mud, loam, sand, dust)?
by gpvos 9y ago
Would the old Celtic root luto-/luteuo- (marsh, swamp) mentioned there be related to Latin lutum (mud, loam, sand, dust)?
- jxub 9y agoIn Spanish lodo is mud, it looks more similar to the Celtic word to me. Interesting.
- henriquemaia 9y agoWell, in tandem with Spanish, we also say it like that in Portuguese. But I always take it to mean sludge, not just any mud. For plain mud, we use the more common word lama.