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E 0057 AUNT
The word "aunt" is, via Old French, of Latin orirgin.
H 0152 ת י
מ
ע
Concept of root : female family
relative
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ת י מ ע
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‛amit
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family
relative
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Related English words
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aunt
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ת י מ ע
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‛amit
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family relative
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‛a m i t
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Latin
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amita
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amita
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aunt
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a m i t
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English
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aunt
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aunt
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a . n t
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Proto-Semitic *‛AMIT --- *AMITA Latin
In this case we have considered the "T" as part of the similarity of the roots, because this letter usually indicates the female sex of an adjective in Hebrew, whereas in this Latin word it does not follow a special rule. This reinforces the similarity. In fact some see the "-IT" in Latin as of Etruscan origin . And in Hebrew we see here an extended root, as seen in the Note on Proto-Semitic.
Note:
- Latin
Latin shows its kinship with Hebrew in the meaning of “amita”, that with the adjectives magna, maior and maxima tells us about Grandmother, Great-grandmother and female forebear.
This Hebrew word has been derived from the two consonant root " Ayin M " that gives the words for " people, nation" and "kinsman, relative". This was undoubtedly present in Proto-Semitic.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic already used the two consonant root " * ע
ם , Ayin M ", from which also the word of this entry has been developed. See also entry E 0028 (Hebrew 0151) with the same word.
There are cognates of our word "‛amit" in Aramaic and Akkadian, as shown in entry E 0028 (Hebrew 0151) Probably Proto-Semitic used as well an extended root " *
ע
מ
ת , Ayin Mem Tav , still present in Hebrew.
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 01/10/2012 at 15.16.20 |
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