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
Alp. Dr. Owen Pughe quotes many classical authors to show that the word
meant in Gallish a lofty Mountain. In the mountains of Glamorganshire, he
adds, it is still used for a craggy summit.
Alp-es. Allo-bryges, from Alp- and (briga).(76) Brigi-cum was their only
town. To the South-east of the Allobryges were the Hel-v-ii, (_Alba_ their
capital.) To the North the Hel-v-etii, (Vod in Welsh, a Residence.) Both
names were probably from Al-p.
Nant, (Nan-au, _plural_,) a Mountain Valley, “a Mountain Stream,”
(_Welsh._) This word is still in use in Savoy. (See Dr. Prichard’s
remarks.)(77)
Nannet-es, a Tribe in Britany, and
Nant-uates, a Tribe occupying the valley of the Rhine below its source.
Nang-ates, the people of Connaught. This is one of numerous instances of
local names in Ireland, of which the sense has been lost in the Irish and
still preserved in the Welsh.
Cori, or Corrie, means a hollow between hills. A glen or “Cleugh,” a small
stream.(78) (A word of _Celtic origin_. Jamieson’s Etymological Dict. of
the Scottish Language.)
This word appears to be in use both in the Highlands and Lowlands of
Scotland; the first a Gaelic, the second originally a Cymraeg district.
(See Chalmers’s Caledonia.)
Sir Walter Scott has very gracefully introduced this ancient word in the
beautiful “Coronach,” or Funeral-song of the Clansman, in the “Lady of the
Lake:”
“He is gone from the mountain,
He is gone from the forest,
Like a summer-dried fountain,
When our need was the sorest.
“Fleet foot on the _corrie_
Sage counsel in cumber
Red hand in the foray,
How sound is thy slumber!”
To this passage Sir Walter Scott has added the following note:(79) “Corrie
or Cori.” The _hollow_ side of the hill where game usually lies!
I conceive a comparison of the following examples will serve to render it
indisputable that this term may be accepted as a clue to a great number of
the most important topographical names of Gaul and Britain, which have
hitherto eluded the researches of Celtic scholars.
Hebrew. Celtic.
C.r. To surround, go round. Cor. A Circle, (_Welsh_.)
A pasture or Circuit for Cor-lan. A Sheepfold,
Cattle. (_Welsh_.)
A Lamb. Ka ora, or Kyra. A Sheep,
(_Irish_.)
A “Cor.” A measure so called
from its round form.
C.eee.ou.r. A Round Pot, or “Cori,” or Corrie. “The
Caldron. _hollow side_ of the Hill
where the game usually lies.”
(Sir W. Scott.)
C.r.e. To dig, as a Well or A _Hollow_ between Hills. A
Pit. Cleugh. (Jamieson.)
The Tri-Cori-i. From Tre and Cori. A tribe who inhabited the modern French
Department of the “High Alps,” an Alpine region, the source of numerous
streams which feed the Rhone and its branches.
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