Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human RaceJohnes, Arthur James
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Philological Proofs of the Original Unity and Recent Origin of the Human Race
Johnes, Arthur James
Ethnology; Human beings -- Origin; Language and languages; Monogenism and polygenism
We have the same words repeated in the following instances, joined with Um
(_Irish_), Am (_Welsh_), “About.” (Compare the Greek Amphi.)
Um-benn i, “The People (living) about the Hills.” A Swiss Tribe.
Um-bran-ici (from Beryn or Bron, _Welsh_,) a name of the Helvii
mountaineers to the South-east of the Cevennes.
In the following names, again, we have Pen or Ben, and Beryn or Bron,
alone.
Ben-ones, a Mountain Tribe in Switzerland.
Breun-i, on the borders of Bavaria and the Tyrol.
Bern-enses, the people of Berne, in Switzerland, and also those of Bearne,
in the South of France, adjoining the Pyrenees.
A-Pen-inus Mons. Alpes Pen-inæ, the Alps immediately to the South of
Geneva. Vallis Pen-ina, the Valley of the Rhone.
The primary sense of Pen, in Welsh, is “the Head.” As observed at page 11,
the names for Hills in that language are metaphors from “the Head, the
Breast,” &c. Now it is observable that in ancient Celtic Europe a
difference of application corresponding to the different primary meanings
of the terms is discoverable. Alpes is the general name for the Alps.
(Alpes) Pen-inæ, a term derived from the Head, are the lofty and abrupt
Alps, as distinguished from Alpes Maritimæ, &c.
In Spain and Portugal. Pena-s da Europa, (North of Spain.) Cape Pena-s,
(in the Asturias.) Pen-a Longa, a Town adjoining the long ridge called the
Sierra da St. Catherina in Portugal.
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Gebenn-a Mons, the Cevenn-es, “South of France.” Cevenn-es, (omitting
“es,” French plural,) is identical with Cevn, “a Back,” “a Hill,” as in
Cevn y Coed, the name of a hill in Montgomeryshire, (_Welsh._)
The Irish Gibhis, “a Valley,” is from the same source. Names of “Valleys
and Hills” are generally composed of the same roots. (Similiter the Latin
word “Altus” means both “High” and Deep!) A Valley is, in fact, formed by
Hills!
These various meanings and inflections are found united in the Hebrew.
Hebrew. Hebrew. Derivatives
Ga.e, to rise.
Gve, or Gou e, to be Kub, a Mountain.(75)
high, gibbous, or (_Persian._)
curved.
Kof. (_Pehlwi._)
Goun, or Gav.n, Gb, the Back. Gbn, Gev.n, or Cev.n, the
Swelling. Hunch backed. Back, the Ridge of a
Hill. (_Welsh._)
Gee a. Ga.oun, plur. G.b.oe, G.h.o.th, a Geib-his, Gibhis, a
A valley, or more Mountain. G.b.o.the, Valley. (_Irish._)
properly a lawn the Slope of a The Ghauts,
rising to the top of Mountain. Mountains in Asia.
the adjoining hill. Gibb-osus.
(_Latin._)
Goupp en, a chain of Hills in Switzerland. (Bullet.)
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