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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread why the long face? #143634 06/06/05 05:30 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont came across this word: dolichocephalic in this article: http://www.stonepages.com/news/archives/001318.html and I noticed it was Greek and I-E combined. is this commonplace for these types of terms? dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic Pronunciation Key (dl-k-s-flk) also dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous (-sf-ls) adj. Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index below 76. [Greek dolikhos, long; see del-1 in Indo-European Roots + -cephalic.]doli·cho·cepha·lism (-sf-lzm) or doli·cho·cepha·ly (-sf-l) n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. a neat site by the way, full of wows for me. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143635 06/06/05 07:20 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Oh, goody, I get to jump in before the pundits! Greek is an IE language. AHD is simply pointing you back to the IE root (though why it didn't do the same for -cephalic I don't know). OK, pundits. Have at. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143636 06/06/05 07:54 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu OP Carpal Tunnel OP Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont thanks, Anna. makes sense. formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143637 06/06/05 08:04 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ V Vernon Compton enthusiast Vernon Compton enthusiast V Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 273 NZ >Greek is an IE language. So it won't display properly in Firefox? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143638 06/07/05 04:20 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta I don't know about Firefox, but quite frequently Greek doesn't display properly in IE, expecially if you want the accents. Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143639 06/07/05 04:34 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA AnnaS sez: OK, pundits. Have at. A pundit is a person who uses a long stick to propel the boat, right? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: why the long face? #143640 06/07/05 04:51 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta B Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel B Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta etaoin: dol·i·cho·ce·phal·ic Pronunciation Key (dl-k-s-flk) also dol·i·cho·ceph·a·lous (-sf-ls) adj. Having a relatively long head with a cephalic index below 76. [Greek dolikhos, long; see del-1 in Indo-European Roots + -cephalic.]doli·cho·cepha·lism (-sf-lzm) or doli·cho·cepha·ly (-sf-l) n. Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. AnnaS: Greek is an IE language. AHD is simply pointing you back to the IE root (though why it didn't do the same for -cephalic I don't know). 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