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French might have evolved as a latinized version of the Basque language.
by jhncls 3y ago
French might have evolved as a latinized version of the Basque language.
- NeoTar 3y agoWhilst possible, the ‘standard’ origin for French is that (the language as a whole) derived from Latin combining with native Celtic and Germanic languages. Of course this doesn’t mean that specific words (for example the numbers) may not have derived from or been influenced by other languages like Basque.
- gku 3y agoHogei, twenty in basque, is said to be related to other Celtic languages, for example, ugain in Welsh and ugent in Breton. I miss a note in https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2023/07/11/twenty/ https://www.omniglot.com/celtiadur/2023/07/11/twenty/.
- yorwba 3y agoThe connection doesn't appear to be generally accepted: https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=lxwp23-08-edb.pdf&site=1#page=304 https://www.sussex.ac.uk/webteam/gateway/file.php?name=lxwp2...