Kicking Roman Butt

[P. Lilius Frugius Simius]

Thanks Chariovalda, I knew I could trust you to shed some light on this!

well, the pictures are of dubious historical authenticity (at least for V Century Goths!) ;-) )

I've read Mr. (Dr?) Kortlandt's article about the origins. Some of his points do seem valid. I wish I could get a hand on the sources he cites. Does he have more articles available on the Internet that we can read about this subject?

thanks

Edit: OK, I have read it again, and some his points now seem *very* valid. Many of the connections ring true, however I'd love to be able to read his references. OTOH he also uses linguistic examples that, while very interesting, add little information beyond the anecdotical: the Comparative Method cannot validate linguistic arguments between closely (geographically, at least) languages, only between extremes. What is presented as proof of a common origin through a word may simply be a previous loan from one languages to others. Nevertheless, he poses some sounding proposals. I wish he would have elaborated further into the topic. Thx.