Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan words?

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Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan words?

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Was the matathesis of the two initial consonants in the two Latin loan words listed below a common feature of the borrowing process?

duracinum -> δωράκινον -> ῥοδάκινον

sextarius -> ξέστης
τί δὲ ἀγαθὸν τῇ πομφόλυγι συνεστώσῃ ἢ κακὸν διαλυθείσῃ;

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Re: Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan wo

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ἑκηβόλος wrote:Was the matathesis of the two initial consonants in the two Latin loan words listed below a common feature of the borrowing process?

duracinum -> δωράκινον -> ῥοδάκινον

sextarius -> ξέστης
One thinks of the DGNT. (the Dyslexic Greek New Testament:)

πρβλ:
Mk 5:9 (RP:) Καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν, Tί σοι ὄνομα; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, λέγων, Λεγεὼν ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλοί ἐσμεν.
Mk 5:9 (DGNT:) Καὶ ἐπηρώτα αὐτόν, Tί σοι ὄνομα; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, γελῶν, Γελέων ὄνομά μοι, ὅτι πολλὰ μετατίθημι.
:lol: :lol: :lol:

(Γελέων was a proper name.)

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Re: Plausibility of metathetised consonants in Latin loan wo

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The question conflates several different linguistic phenomena. Best to consult a classical linguist.

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