[tlug] RE: OT: Latin

[Jim BLACKSON <blackson@example.com>]

On Sat, 14 Dec 2002 11:23:41 +0100, Godwin Stewart
<gstewart@example.com]> 
wrote to <tlug@example.com>:

> Enrico gave me a few examples of how Latin words evolved over time and
their
> equivalents in Spanish and Italian, and it became clear that Spanish
> branched away from Latin much earlier. Add to that the Maurish influence
in
> Iberia from about 700AD onwards and you get something which is quite
> different from Italian.

That's interesting, as I have been told by some Italians that Italian and
Spanish are rather similar.

Best regards,
jimb.