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Transactions Texas Academy of Science. 
I. Roman Period (6-9 A. D.) : 
(a) The words here are mostly proper names and often only 
Latinized German words. 
Armenius 1 (Ger. Hermann). 
Augsburg (Augusta, burg is German). 
Regensburg (Reginum, burg). 
Strassburg ( Strataburgium ) . 
Mainz (Mogontiacum, Magontiacum, Moguntia). 
W orms ( Barbelomagus ) . 
Koeln (Cologne, Colonia). 
Bonn (Bonna). 
II. (About the second century.) The vegitable kingdom fur- 
nishes a greater variety in this early period, especially from the gar- 
den and field: 
Kirsche (cerasus), Pfirsiche (persicum), Pflaume (prunum), Pfebe, 
(pepo), Maulbeere (morum), Feige (ficus), Birne (pirum), Linse 
(lens), Wicke (vicia), Z wiebel (cepula), Minze (mentha), Bettiche 
(radix), Kolil (caulis), Lattich (lactuca), Fenchel (feniculum), Ep- 
pich (apium), Kerbel (caerefolium), Larche (lariz), Lorbeer 
(laurus), Buchsbaum (buxus), Bose (rosa), Lilie (lilium), Viel- 
chen (viola), Wein (vinum), Most (mustum), Kelter ( caleitrare ) , 
Presse (pressa), Ketch (ealix), Becher (bicarium), Ohm (ama), 
Kufe (cupa), Winzer (vinitor), Pech (pix). 
III. .From the animal kingdom the German took the names of 
several animals, as: Esel (asinus), Maultier (mula), Saumtier (sag- 
nia), Katze (cattus), Fasan (phasianus), Pfau (pavo), Strauss (stru- 
thio). 
IY. Household words : Mauer (murus), Turn (turvis), Kammer 
(cameru), Soeller (solarium), Keller (cellarium), Pfeiler (pilarium), 
Pforte (porta), Fenster (fenestra), Speicher (spicavium), Kerker 
(career), Ziegel (tegula), Estrich (astricus), Schindel (scindula), 
Strasse (strata), Platz (platea), Weiler (villarium), Schleusen (ex- 
clusa), Tisch (discus), Tafel (tabula), Spiegel (speculum), Schuessel 
(scutula), Pfanne (patina), Trichter (tractarius), Socke (soccus), 
Sohle (solea), Schurze (excurtus). 
Y. Commerce introduced numberless new words as: kaufen (cau- 
ponari), Meile (milia), Markt (mercatus), Muenze (moneta), Pfund 
(pondo), kosten (constare), Zoll (telonium), Zins (census), Brief 
(breve), Siegel (sigillum), Sack (saccus), Korb (corbis), Kiste (cista), 
Schrein (scrinium), Arche (area), Flaum (pluma), Kissen (culciti- 
num), Pfuehl (pulvinus), Pfeffer (piper), Kuemmel (cuminum), 
Senf (sinapi), Kochen (coguere), Speise (expensa). 
YI. Medicine, statecraft, writing: Fieber (febris), Artz (archia- 
