Δελφίς. Un'ipotesi sul significato originario
The current etymology of δελφίς connects it to δελφύς ‘womb; uterus’ and ἀδελφός ‘(co-uterinus) brother’, thus interpreting this name as ‘(sea animal) provided with a uterus’. The characterization of the dolphin as a sea-mammal, however, appears to belong to a scientific classification that emerges...
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| Language: | English |
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Milano University Press
2018-07-01
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| Series: | Atti del Sodalizio Glottologico Milanese |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/asgm/article/view/10279 |