good point Jos, I never noticed it. I found ‘to sleep eight hours every night’, in italian, as an ancient rule for health.
Some people, me too, wake up without an alarm clock, may be after eight hours ? ...more or less. ciao Fabio Fabio Savian [email protected] www.nonvedolora.eu Paderno Dugnano, Milano, Italy 45° 34' 10'' N, 9° 10' 9'' E, GMT+1 (DST +2) From: Jos Kint Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2014 9:08 PM To: [email protected] Subject: huit nuits Dear all, What do you think about the following coincidence : Eight verus night in English, huit versus nuit in French, ocho versus noche in Spanish, acht versus nacht in Dutch and in German, otto versus notte in Italian, octa versus noctem in Latin, what might be the reason that in so many languages eight and night sound so similar? Might there be some connection with time keeping in the old days? Jos Kint, Belgium -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- https://lists.uni-koeln.de/mailman/listinfo/sundial
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