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> has been demonstrated in written and printed matter across the centuries. which centuries are we talking about? > It helps that written Spanish has been par
by moravak1984 3y ago
> has been demonstrated in written and printed matter across the centuries.
which centuries are we talking about?
> It helps that written Spanish has been particularly well documented from the Age of Discovery onwards.
and that was how many centuries after the Arab occupation?
There are tons of Arabic-origin words in Spanish, (alcoba, aljibe, almohada, cerveza, naranja, zanahoria), so the hypothesis of "usted" sharing said origin is plausible.
Maybe you have some relevant evidence to your theory?
- gora_kh 3y agoPaper on this subject: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.academia.edu/4915784/Usted_Ustaad_Etymology_Re_examined&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwiRlLu07duEAxWoEzQIHfqlArwQFnoECAEQAg&usg=AOvVaw0MPkpKfcchI80W4C5Y7nSg https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.academia.edu/491578... Evidence for "vuestra merced": http://elies.rediris.es/elies22/cap7.htm http://elies.rediris.es/elies22/cap7.htm Much more in-depth treatment of "vuestra merced" etymology: www.academia.edu/39806097/_Fue_vulgar_y_plebeyo_el_origen_de_usted_La_diacron%25C3%25ADa_del_pronombre_de_respeto_desde_la_interfaz_oral_escrito&sa=U&ved=2ahUKEwjc_-qd9tuEAxXFOjQIHWgZDMsQFnoECAYQAg&usg=AOvVaw1A_5QRn5k5EbDqDOzJ-DUy Spanish Corpus: https://www.corpusdelespanol.org/hist-gen/ https://www.corpusdelespanol.org/hist-gen/ Interesting review of dialects of Judeo-Spanish from 1894 where "su merced", "su osted", and "usted" all appear: https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/la-lengua-y-la-literatura--0/html/fef491d8-82b1-11df-acc7-002185ce6064_53.html/marca/osted#2029 https://www.cervantesvirtual.com/obra-visor/la-lengua-y-la-l...