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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: I have coined a term Jackie #201966 08/21/11 09:41 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague 1580s, from L.L. retaliare "pay back in kind," from re- "back" + L. talio "exaction of payment in kind," from talis "suchlike." Originally used both in good and evil senses. Pro- meaning intended? But how can you intend to retaliate something that was not really done ot given? Can you speak of retaliation at all? How does pro- go with re-? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted I have coined a term Jackie 08/21/11 02:35 AM Re: I have coined a term BranShea 08/21/11 09:41 AM Re: I have coined a term Candy 08/21/11 09:49 AM Re: I have coined a term tsuwm 08/21/11 01:55 PM Re: I have coined a term Buffalo Shrdlu 08/21/11 04:36 PM Re: I have coined a term olly 08/22/11 12:06 AM Re: I have coined a term Faldage 08/21/11 11:52 PM Re: I have coined a term Jackie 08/22/11 03:05 AM Re: I have coined a term Candy 08/22/11 12:33 PM Re: I have coined a term LukeJavan8 08/22/11 02:26 PM Re: I have coined a term Jackie 08/24/11 02:44 AM Re: I have coined a term Candy 08/24/11 01:12 PM Re: I have coined a term LukeJavan8 08/24/11 03:07 PM Re: I have coined a term BranShea 08/22/11 06:00 PM Re: I have coined a term Tromboniator 08/23/11 08:29 AM Re: I have coined a term BranShea 08/23/11 09:27 AM Re: I have coined a term Candy 08/23/11 09:45 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 953 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 37 A C Bowden 27 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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