Re: [romanceconlang] Usted

From: Adam Walker (carrajena@yahoo.com)
Date: Mon Jun 09 2003 - 20:56:36 EST


--- Padraic Brown <elemtilas@yahoo.com> wrote:
> --- Adam Walker <carrajena@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Okay, from the _Breve Diccionario Etimolo'gico
> > de la
> > Lengua Espan~ola_ by Guido Go'mez de Silva:
> >
> > usted, pronombre que usa para referirse a la
> > persona a
> > quien se habla si no se la tiene familiaridad,
> > probablemente del a'rabe _'usadh_ 'artesano
> > experimentado; maestro;
>
> Makes sense at least. Any ideas where the T comes
> from?
>
> Padraic.
>

The T is there except when my idiot fingers do the
typing. Captain typo strikes again. It *should* have
been 'ustadh.

Adam



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