Etymology of “Glheþ”

[Mximo Malt]

How did the word for "language" become "glheþ" and not something like "lhenga"? Is it of Amazigh origin? The Översteir doesn't mention etymologies, so I need some clarification. Thanks.


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[Miestră Schivă, UrN-GC]

How did the word for "language" become "glheþ" and not something like "lhenga"? Is it of Amazigh origin?

From Welsh iaith/Breton yezh.

[Marcel Eðo Pairescu Tafial, UrGP]

The original word for it was glhimbă (which is still used to mean "tongue" nowadays!). The word glheþ came to be when King Ben wanted to add more words of Celtic origin to the language, without having to change the acronym of the Language Use Council or CÚG (Comità per l'Útzil dal Glhimbă at the time), as such, the Celtic form *ieþ was combined with the glh- onset of the Romance word to preserve the acronym to give us modern glheþ.

[Mximo Malt]

The original word for it was glhimbă (which is still used to mean "tongue" nowadays!). The word "glheþ" came to be when King Ben wanted to add more words of Celtic origin to the language, without having to change the acronym of the Language Use Council or CÚG (Comità per l'Útzil dal Glhimbă at the time), as such, the Celtic form *ieþ was combined with the glh- onset of the Romance word to preserve the acronym to give us modern glheþ.

Interesting. I'm trying to make a form of Literary Latin based upon the grammar and etymology of modern Romance languages, for example the Talossan "Regipäts Talossán" in my New Common Latin dialect would be "REGIS•PAGVS•TALOSSANVS", literally "king's country Talossan".


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