Re: paleonet Tremalkanal

[Franz-Josef Lindemann <f.j.lindemann@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At 16:22 04.08.2006, you wrote:
>"Tremalkanal" is (to explain for those unfamiliar with German)
>"Tremal" "channel", e.g. a "channel" with a "trema".

Well, that's the question. Does "Tremal" really come from Greek trema, or 
could there be a different origin? I am aware of the meaning of trema as a 
diastema, (and as a technical term in linguistics). But even though sensory 
grooves have perforations (tremata), none of the many names these grooves 
have refers to that  circumstance. That's why I am uncertain about the 
etymology of the "tremal" part of the word.

Best,
fj

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