Deponent Verbs

From: Kevin Smith (kgs@iafrica.com)
Date: Mon Nov 01 1999 - 03:16:46 EST

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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Dear friends</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Where or how did deponent verbs originate? Were
they always deponent, or did they originally have active forms that disappeared
from use?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Kevin Smith</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>Port Elizabeth, SA</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000 size=2>kgs@iafrica.com</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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