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Subject:	This was very helpful. Thanks!
Author:	Andy ;—) (guest, 84.165.46.158)
Date:	August 11, 2006 at 6:17:15 AM
Reply to:	Re: IOLANTHE and VIOLA by Cass

What makes you think that both words are from the same Indo-European source? My Latin dictionary says, "viola" is from the Greek "ion" and that's what I read in other dictionaries as well. (It looks like only btn talks about "iole".) I wouldn't know how to approach this question: same root or borrowed?
And what do think about the L in "viola"? Diminutive? And what about the L in IOLANTHE? I have no idea about diminutives in Greek.

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Messages in this thread:

IOLANTHE and VIOLA - Andy ;—) Aug 10 2006, 8:18:19 AM
- Re: IOLANTHE and VIOLA - Mar Aug 10 2006, 8:40:56 AM
  - Re: IOLANTHE and VIOLA - Cass Aug 11 2006, 5:15:33 AM
    - This was very helpful. Thanks! - Andy ;—) Aug 11 2006, 6:17:15 AM
      - Re: This was very helpful. Thanks! - Cass Aug 11 2006, 6:28:50 AM
        
        Re: This was very helpful. Thanks! - Andy ;—) Aug 11 2006, 11:19:27 AM
        
        Re: This was very helpful. Thanks! - Cass Aug 11 2006, 12:34:18 PM
        
        Good point! - Andy ;—) Aug 11 2006, 2:32:59 PM
        
        Re: Good point! - Cass Aug 11 2006, 4:18:07 PM
  - Thanks! nt - Andy ;—) Aug 10 2006, 9:16:35 AM

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