Has anybody any suggestions re ladrar, ladrón and ladrillo?
Similar looking but where do bark, thief and brick derive from.
Any thoughts gratefully recieved.
Posted by: Booklady
Re: Etymology - 03/02/03 11:54 AM
Hi, ThisIsSpain,
Is this a homework assignment?
As I am sure you know etymology is the history of when a word entered a language. Or, more specifically, when and how and in what instance it was used. Etymological dictionaries do not provide definitions. So in answer to your question etymologically-sopeaking, the words, ladrar, ladrillo and ladrón, have nothing in common other than they are words derived from Latin. Note that they entered as "common" usage in Spain at different times.
I am using the Breve Diccionario Etimológico de la Lengua Castellaña por Joan Corominas, publicado en Madrid por la Editorial Gredos, en 1973.
Ladrar 1335. Del Latin Latrare Derivacion: Ladrido Primera mitad del Siglo XIV.
Ladrillo A principios del siglo XIII (ladrielo) Del Latin : Later, Lateris; de éste salióantiguamente ladre del cual es diminutivo Ladrillo .
Derivado: Enladrillar, 1505, antes ladrillar, 1495. Desladrillar, 1732.
Ladrón hacia 1140. Del Latin latro, bandido,ladrón en cuadrilla, primitivamente guardia de corps,mercenario.
Derivado: Ladrona 1607. Ladronera, ladronzuelo. Latrocinio, usado hacia 1440, tomado del latino latrocinium.
Salud2
Booklady,
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