Aymeric Picaud facts for kids
Aymeric Picaud was a French scholar and monk who lived in the 12th century. He came from a place called Parthenay-le-Vieux in Poitou. He is most famous for possibly writing the Codex Calixtinus. This was a special handwritten book with pictures. It gave helpful information to people traveling on the Way of St. James. You could say he wrote one of the very first travel guidebooks!
Aymeric and the Basque Language
Aymeric Picaud made a journey to Santiago de Compostela around the year 1140. His notes from this trip are very important to people who study the Basque language. This is because his writings contain some of the earliest known Basque words and phrases.
He wrote down words like:
- andrea meaning 'lady' (today it's still andrea)
- Andrea Maria, which he said meant 'mother of God'
- aragui meaning 'meat' (today haragi)
- araign meaning 'fish' (today arrain)
- echea meaning 'the house' (today etxea)
- ogui meaning 'bread' (today ogi)
- Urcia, which Picaud said meant 'God'
- uric meaning 'any water' (today urik)
See also
In Spanish: Aymeric Picaud para niños
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