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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 2 1 2 Re: "Holy Ghost" #12705 12/18/00 11:33 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London N NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast N Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London The Indo-European root ghost- giving Latin host- 'army' also gives the native English 'guest', I believe; the basic meaning being 'stranger'. This is preserved in the Latin hos-pit- 'guest-feeder', which gives rise to 'host', 'hospitality' etc. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Holy Ghost" #12706 12/18/00 12:17 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Welcome aBoard, Nicholas. You are very knowledgeable, sir. I'm sure you'll be able to add a good deal of enlightenment to our sometimes off-the-wall discussions. ------------------------------------------------------- Add-on edit: I just read your other posts, and have to ask: how many languages have you studied, please? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Holy Ghost" #12707 12/19/00 11:05 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London N NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast N Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London Oh lots. You'll just have to wait for little snippets of erudition to pop up in unexpected places. I'm only replying to this because I've just passed 25 posts and I want to see my new title. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Holy Ghost" #12708 12/19/00 12:53 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Oh lots. You'll just have to wait for little snippets of erudition to pop up in unexpected places. Hrmph. Thanks for nuttin', Bub! There are one or two people here who may know how much I hate not having my curiosity satisfied immediately. I'm only replying to this because I've just passed 25 posts and I want to see my new title. Move over, shona. Perhaps at this rate, Nickel (ooh, payback! hee hee hee!), you'll be the first to reach 1200, and I'll be glad! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Holy Ghost" #12709 12/19/00 01:22 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London N NicholasW enthusiast NicholasW enthusiast N Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 393 London how many languages have you studied, please? Well, classes I've been in have included Syriac, Old Norse, Swahili, and Ancient Egyptian. I have books on Somali, Shona, Bidyara (of Queensland), Proto-Afroasiatic, Burmese, and Chechen inter alia. On another forum I recently cited pronominal paradigms from Cheyenne and Brahui -- sheer boasting, of course. In short I'm a dilettante, a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 2 of 2 1 2 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,351 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 (), 775 guests, and 0 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 22 LukeJavan8 2 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,549 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,918 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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