On Feb 14, 2005, at 11:28 PM, d. collins wrote:
(I had a similar revelation last year about the circumflex in French, which usually indicates a consonant after the vowel which became silent and then was dropped.)
The consonant in question always being an s: h�pital>hospital, h�tel>hostel, for�t>forest, p�te>paste, etc.
Usually, but not always -- �me>anima, s�r>securus, cha�n>catena, r�le>rotulus.
mdl
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