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E 0707 (TO) QUALIFY
The verb “ to qualify “ is,
via Old French , of Late Latin origin .
H 0486 ל כ
Concept of root : somebody,
something
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Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ל כ
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kol
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somebody, something
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Related English words
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to
qualify
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ל כ
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kol
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somebody, something
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k . l
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Italian
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qualcuno;
qualcosa
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qualcuno;
qualcosa
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somebody;
something
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q . l
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Latin
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qualis
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qualis
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of what kind ?
(such) as ;
of some kind
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q . l
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Late Latin
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qualificare
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to qualify
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q . l
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English
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to qualify
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to qualify
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q . l
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Proto-Semitic *KOL --- *QUAL-IS Latin
The relation between Italian and Hebrew seems rather neat. But a problem has to be cleared when we look at the Latin origin of Italian, the word “qualis” that has three different meanings, though all linked to the concept of “qualities, characteristics”. “Qualis?” asks “how, what sort of ?”. The second meaning can be explained as “such as”.
The third , probably the oldest and thereafter less used in Latin, corresponds with the Hebrew word , as it expresses “of some kind, quality or characteristic, some”.
This where the basis of the relationship lies . Later on the languages have drifted a bit apart but Latin in its newer development, as Italian, has returned to this origin in a couple of composed words.
As important as amazing is that no etymology is known of Latin "qualis" that has brought the very much internationalized word "qualitas" = "quality".
Note:
- English “ to qualify “ remains clearly related, with the interesting detail that it’s message has
grown nearer to the original Hebrew and Latin ones.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. This brief root is usually considered as the same mentioned in entry E 0023 (Hebrew 0485 ), where one reads: This brief root is present as such or in extended form "K L L" in various Semitic languages. Aramaic is identical to Hebrew : "כ ל , kol". Ugaritic uses the same root and Arabic has "kull". OS Arabic has "כ ל , K L". Akkadian used "kulla-" in composed words. The root was probably used in Proto-Semitic "* כ ל , K L", with a pronunciation "kol". We have no specific further information regarding the special important meaning of this actual entry E 0707 (Hebrew 0486).
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| Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 29/10/2012 at 13.19.14 |
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