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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: it is kinda Greek not Latin #133937 10/21/2004 4:02 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Gk nêlipous (nêlipodos) 'unshod, barefooted'. Though it looks like it might be related to pous (podos) 'foot', it's suppose to be from ne- + êlips (êlîpos) 'shoe'. But why it got twisted in nelipot, instead of something like nelipus, only Mrs Byrnes knows why ... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted gymnopodia jheem 10/11/2004 6:32 PM Re: gymnopodia Wordwind 10/13/2004 8:28 AM Re: gymnopodia Faldage 10/13/2004 10:08 AM Re: gymnopodia jheem 10/13/2004 12:17 PM Re: gymnopodia AnnaStrophic 10/13/2004 3:30 PM Re: gymnopodia jheem 10/13/2004 4:01 PM Re: gymnopodia Wordwind 10/13/2004 4:12 PM Re: gymnopodia jheem 10/13/2004 4:23 PM Re: gymnopodia Wordwind 10/13/2004 8:08 PM Re: gymnopodia jheem 10/13/2004 9:39 PM not Greek not Latin consuelo 10/20/2004 6:22 PM Re: not Greek not Latin jheem 10/20/2004 6:41 PM Re: not Greek not Latin consuelo 10/20/2004 6:49 PM Re: it is kinda Greek not Latin jheem 10/21/2004 4:02 AM Re: not Greek not Latin tsuwm 10/20/2004 8:36 PM Re: not Greek not Latin Wordwind 10/20/2004 10:22 PM Re: not Greek not Latin tsuwm 10/21/2004 12:45 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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