Re: Pseudacorus, the last word (cross fingers)

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• Subject: Re: Pseudacorus, the last word (cross fingers)
• From: G* S* <g*@loop.com>
• Date: Tue, 16 Apr 1996 19:20:31 -0700
• References: <199604162129.QAA05070@magic.mpd.tandem.com>

Amy Rupp wrote:
> 
> > by English speakers; just as English speakers pronounce "Caesar"
> > as "SEE-zer" where a Roman would have said "KEYE-sar", so we may
> 
> Hmm, I wonder if this is where the German "Kaiser" (King, leader)
> originated; only difference is that the German "s" is a "z"
> sound and not a true "s".
> 

Yup.

It's also the source for "tsar" or "czar," showing that it was 
borrowed from a time or place with a different pronunciation.

Gerry

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