Re: what is etymology? (linguistics and biology)
- From: "Franz Gnaedinger" <frgn@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 14 Sep 2006 22:05:33 -0700
Glossary of the new Magdalenian words, part 43
TOR ROT, TRO ORT, RTO OTR --- how a bull
moves
TOR --- noise and commotion as made by a bull;
ancient Greek tauros for bull, and similar words
in many languages (Saul Levin)
ROT --- noises a bull makes; ancient Greek
rotheo for I rustle, make noise, grumble, roar
TRO --- to run; ancient Greek trocha(z)o for I run
ORT --- straight on, as a bull runs; ancient Greek
orthos for straight
RTO --- the elegant way a bull moves when
running; ancient Greek rytos for streaming,
fluently
OTR --- swift, nimble; ancient Greek otralos
and otraeros for swift, brisk, quick, nimble
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Glossary of the new Magdalenian words, part 42
POT TOP, TPO OPT, PTO OTP --- power, lateral
association to PAD and PAS
POT --- ruler; ancient Greek potnia for a female
ruler, despoina for lady of the house, Despoina
was a powerful goddess, her secret name Nyx,
alter ego of Gaia, Latin potentia and potentas
for power, English potency and power
TOP --- place and rank, where a ruler lives, also
his rank; ancient Greek topos for place, rank,
English top
TPO --- appearance, composure and splendor
of a ruler; ancient Greek typos for appearance,
form, shape (...)
OPT --- a ruler presenting himself, herself;
ancient Greek optasia for appearance,
optanomai for to let oneself be seen, Latin
optimus for the best
PTO --- a ruler spreading influence; ancient
Greek peitho for I persuade, (...), patis for
step, path, petomai for to speed, hurry, fly
- consider the bird as emblem of a ruler,
birdman from Lascaux, bird goddess, Horus
falcon ...
OTP --- how a ruler paves the way; ancient
Greek odopoieo for I pave the way
Glossary of the new Magdalenian words, part 41
BOL LOB, OBL LBO, BLO OLB - a young child
BOL --- a newborn child, a toddler; ancient Greek
bolos for cast, throw, German Wurf also means
litter, brood, perhaps also ancient Greek berphos
for the young one, Hebrew wolod for child, Russian
molod for young, Arabic waladat for she has born,
Latin mollis for soft, tender, Arabic malidu for he /
it was soft, Bole in my medieval Swiss dialect
means something round and soft, myn süesse
runde Bole - my sweet little round child ...
LOB -- a newborn sleeping, deep sleep of a young
child; ancient Greek lophaeo for I rest
OBL --- to increase the members of a family,
tribe, clan; ancient Greek ophello for I increase
LBO --- to anoint a newborn child; ancient Greek
lipoo lipao for I shine of ointment
BLO --- to be born, to arrive; ancient Greek
blosko for I arrive (...)
OLB --- luck, blessing, being happy about a newborn;
ancient Greek olbos for luck, blessing, salvation,
wealth, power (this word says how much children
must have been valued)
Glossary of the new Magdalenian words, part 40
BRI IRB, RBI IBR, BIR RIB --- Brigid, a powerful
triple goddess
BRI --- fertility, a pregnant woman, a source of
life in general, a blessed land with plenty wells
and a lush vegetation; ancient Greek bryo for
to be full, grow and bloom, well, English bride,
also Britain as a green island
IRB --- herbs, especially herbs used by a midwife
to ease labor-pains, perhaps also herbs and mildly
alcoholic berries for desinfecting water, herbs used
for medical purposes in general; Latin herba for
herb
RBI --- labor-pains, giving birth; ancient Greek
rhopae for turning point, crisis, decision (...),
Latin rabies for rabies, madness (etymology
unclear, heavy labor-pains, then), rubidus for
dark red, brown red (color of blood)
IBR --- a newborn child; ancient Greek habros
for sumptuous, soft, delicate, fine, elegant,
beautiful
BIR --- fur wherein a newborn was laid in order
to keep it warm; ancient Greek byros English fur
RIB --- a crib or basket of wickerwork, laid out
with fur; ancient Greek rhipizo for wickerwork
Now we got words for the three goddesses:
PIR GID --- fire (pir) giver (gid)
BIR GID --- fur (bir) giver (gid)
BRI GID --- fertility(bir) giver (gid)
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