Will Parsons wrote on 06 mei 2008 in alt.language.latin:
> It may very well be that the change originated with the plebs, but
> that is still a big change to accept without considerable evidence. C
> is certainly translitterated quite regularly as kappa in Greek.
>
And methinks not without phonetic reason.
And not only into Greek also into Germanic.
German Kaiser, Dutch Keizer, both meaning Emperor.
also:
OldEnglish: casere
middleEnglish: kaiser, keiser [reentry from the German, it it said]
OldNorwegian: keisari
Swedish: kejsare
Gothic [from the Greek] kaisar
"Caesar" being from unknown Etruscan source.
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