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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? dakkumar #202215 09/02/2011 12:45 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome, dak. Maybe this common (I say common because I know it) example will help. Go back a couple hundred years or so: God be with ye --> (maybe) Go' be wi' ye --> Good bye --> G'bye --> Bye . I'm sure I skipped a couple of incarnations, but I hope that gave you an idea. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? dakkumar 09/01/2011 8:26 AM Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? Faldage 09/01/2011 10:13 AM Re: what Faldo said zmjezhd 09/01/2011 1:20 PM Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? LukeJavan8 09/01/2011 3:57 PM Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? Jackie 09/02/2011 12:45 AM Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? LukeJavan8 09/02/2011 3:50 PM Re: Why are "roots" so unrelated to derived words? Jackie 09/03/2011 1:52 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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