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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Telephone Etymology #107330 07/10/2003 2:46 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass in AHD4's Apx I (IE Roots) you will find two entries, kwel-¹ (To revolve, move around, sojourn, dwell), which is given as the ultimate root of telo- ; and kwel-² (Far (in space and time)), as the ultimate root of tele-. Does this mean that there are two separate, unrelated roots; or are the two related somehow other than their anglicized renderings? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Telephone Etymology Slava 07/10/2003 1:15 PM Re: Telephone Etymology wwh 07/10/2003 2:20 PM Re: Telephone Etymology tsuwm 07/10/2003 2:46 PM Re: Telephone Etymology Slava 07/10/2003 3:19 PM Re: Telephone Etymology tsuwm 07/10/2003 3:36 PM Re: Telephone Etymology maahey 07/11/2003 1:17 PM Re: Telephone Etymology wwh 07/11/2003 2:19 PM Re: Telephone Etymology Slava 07/11/2003 2:45 PM Re: Telephone Etymology wwh 07/11/2003 3:49 PM Re: Telephone Etymology Slava 07/11/2003 4:39 PM Re: Telephone Etymology Buffalo Shrdlu 07/11/2003 5:00 PM Re: Telephone Etymology tsuwm 07/11/2003 5:29 PM Re: Telephone Etymology Slava 07/12/2003 8:03 PM Re: Telephone Etymology wwh 07/12/2003 8:47 PM words from "telos-" wofahulicodoc 07/13/2003 5:52 PM 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 Topics13,916 Posts230,324 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 27 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,167 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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