Re: historical pronunciation of sicilia

On Nov 7, 3:50 pm, Marc <marc.ad...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The Arabic word for Sicily is Siqi:liyya, and I was wondering, during
what century did the c start being pronounced [tS] (or whatever it was
pronounced after it was no longer [k])?

"C" was always pronounced like "k" in literary Latin. However,
a palatization before "i" and "e," rendering a "ch" sound (as in
the word "chip"), occurred in Vulgar Latin apparently before the
end of imperial times (c. 500).

Christopher Ingham

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