On Greek and Latin silences: a study of 'sigan', 'siopan', silēre

• Autores: Maria Kazanskaya
• Localización: Historische Sprachforschung = Historical linguistics, ISSN 0935-3518, Nº. 131, 2018, págs. 179-200
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article examines verbs of silence in Ancient Greek and Latin: σιγᾶν, σιωπᾶν, silēre. Following an examination of the usages, probable origins and semantic nuances of each of these verbs, as well as of their cognates and derivatives, it is shown that Gk. σιγᾶν and Lat. silēre probably derive from the PIE hushing interjection *si, whereas σιωπᾶν/σιωπή must result from a contamination of σιγᾶν with a rarer, but well attested, σωπάω/σωπή.