29-10-2016, 05:30 PM
Koen,
Interesting photos. Did the ancient line you posit have a name? Something to do with snakes I would suspect, like serpentine or ophidian. The Latin word I found for "serpentine' is 'tortuosus'.
In heraldry the line of similar form is called 'nebuly', which derives from the Latin word 'nebula' which denotes 'a mist or vapor', AYK.
Since the linguistic nomenclature appears to be so clearly divided and unrelated between these two possibilities, being based on totally different, environmental referents,. that would seem to be a fairly substantial indicator of a cultural separation, rather than being an example of cultural continuity.
Interesting photos. Did the ancient line you posit have a name? Something to do with snakes I would suspect, like serpentine or ophidian. The Latin word I found for "serpentine' is 'tortuosus'.
In heraldry the line of similar form is called 'nebuly', which derives from the Latin word 'nebula' which denotes 'a mist or vapor', AYK.
Since the linguistic nomenclature appears to be so clearly divided and unrelated between these two possibilities, being based on totally different, environmental referents,. that would seem to be a fairly substantial indicator of a cultural separation, rather than being an example of cultural continuity.