Orcus is one of the old gods of Latium and predates the Greek influences, just like Pomona and Tellus. The very fact that a second god, Pluto, is associated with many of the same things, is probably because Orcus predates the Greek influences.
Also, the Greek word begins with aspiration, which would mean that it would likely have been Horcus in that case (case in point - ωρα becomes hora). I'm not going to speculate on whether or not they might both derive from the same Indo-European root, but it seems safe to say that the Latin term did not derive from the Greek.
Also, the Greek word begins with aspiration, which would mean that it would likely have been Horcus in that case (case in point - ωρα becomes hora). I'm not going to speculate on whether or not they might both derive from the same Indo-European root, but it seems safe to say that the Latin term did not derive from the Greek.
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
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ἡ δὲ κἀκ τριῶν τρυπημάτων ἐργαζομένη ἐνεκάλει τῇ φύσει, δυσφορουμένη, ὅτι δὴ μὴ καὶ τοὺς τιτθοὺς αὐτῇ εὐρύτερον ἢ νῦν εἰσι τρυπώη, ὅπως καὶ ἄλλην ἐνταῦθα μίξιν ἐπιτεχνᾶσθαι δυνατὴ εἴη. – Procopius
Ummaka qinnassa nīk!
*MySmiley*
The OED word of the day
03/01/2012 12:13:45 PM
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Tolkien really broke with principles on that one.
03/01/2012 02:47:27 PM
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According to him, he was reviving the Old English word for "demon".
03/01/2012 06:35:49 PM
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Which, in turn, is from the Latin Orcus.
03/01/2012 06:49:33 PM
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And then there's Ariosto's orcs
03/01/2012 07:16:15 PM
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I had to buy that in paperback from amazon.it... *NM*
03/01/2012 10:44:39 PM
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I got the Italian edition for free on my Kindle for iPad
03/01/2012 11:01:15 PM
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I just can't read books on e-readers. I tried with my iPad, I tried with my wife's Kindle.
03/01/2012 11:11:06 PM
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Ends up coming from ορκος (Oath) I think. *NM*
03/01/2012 07:23:42 PM
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I don't think that's likely.
03/01/2012 10:44:15 PM
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