07-11-2007, 03:19 PM
Quote:And 'Tsar' comes from 'Caesar' but in later Latin the 'c' was no longer pronounced as 'k' but 'ts' like in todays Italian.
And an 's' between two vocals tends to disappear...
So: Tsesar > Tsar
There are other views. E.g., old-slavic "tsar" (царь) comes from sanskrit "sar" meaning defender, protector, shepherd, provider. The old-slavic word for "caesar" is "kesar'" (кесарь)
M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati