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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread phaeochromo #105238 06/09/2003 9:58 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Call all Greek scholars! what does the root "phaeo-" mean? It appeared in spelling bee as "phaeochrous" with short definition meaning "dusky". The only other place I have seen this root used is in a tumor of the adrenal called "pheochromocytoma". But I haven't been able to find out anything about the basic root, or confirm what the spelling bee sheet gave. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phaeochromo #105239 06/09/2003 10:50 PM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... Along those lines: Remember phaedron. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phaeochromo #105240 06/10/2003 12:38 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear WW: I have no idea what "phaedron" means to you. Searching for it, I found a bunch of sites ranging from Vegetarianism to Astrology. and a quote from Socares: "This statement echoes the definition of the philosopher we read in the dialogue Phaedron: "To call him wise," says Socrates, "is, at least in my opinion, excessive which suits only a god. But to call him ‘philosopher’ "(philosophos) . . . would suit him better and be more in the right tone." I have no idea how the above tells me anything about "phaeochrous" or "pheodhromocytoma". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phaeochromo #105241 06/10/2003 1:16 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Greek phaios = grey http://makeashorterlink.com/?D33D26ED4 Greek phaidros = bright, beaming, cheerful http://makeashorterlink.com/?S44D52ED4 Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phaeochromo #105242 06/10/2003 1:34 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Thanks, Bingley. So would the feminine name Phedra mean "the shinging one"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: phaeochromo #105243 06/10/2003 5:13 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Yep. I seem to remember reading somewhere it was often used as an epithet for goddesses. Then of course there was Hippolytus's step-mum .... Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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