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by maevek
Tue Nov 04, 2014 4:34 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Elect
Replies: 6
Views: 8060

Re: Elect

Also,
Latin, CO = with
Latin, Lectio == choose, lection, reading (aloud)

so, "speak with" (collect)

Oh, this is cool too...
Latin "e" -- out of, from

: )
by maevek
Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:09 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Elect
Replies: 6
Views: 8060

Re: Elect

Perhaps because you had to gather (ie, collect)
people together in order to give your speech,
tell your story, deliver the news, etc?
.....
"to have originally meant "to collect" and "to speak". No one knows why this root bears these two seemingly unrelated meanings
"
by maevek
Mon Jun 23, 2014 1:51 pm
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Quiddity
Replies: 1
Views: 3480

Re: Quiddity

Quid pro Quo

comes to mind...
by maevek
Mon May 19, 2014 9:29 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Tennis
Replies: 4
Views: 5038

Re: Tennis

Don't overlook,
Latin,
teneo, tenere, tenant

(or something like that -- my latin is rusty)
by maevek
Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:28 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: Luculent
Replies: 5
Views: 6985

Re: Luculent

Like lucre too? "filthy lucre" -- shiny coins ?
by maevek
Fri Jun 22, 2012 7:51 am
Forum: Good Word Discussion
Topic: DIADEM
Replies: 5
Views: 7537

Diadem

And one who wears the diadem
sits upon a dais... is it related?
by maevek
Wed Jun 28, 2006 11:55 am
Forum: Etymology
Topic: Origin and meaning of "O.K."
Replies: 12
Views: 35524

OK-okie-dokie?

Is OK related to the
word, "okie-dokie" - :?:

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