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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 Re: intrigue #75076 07/09/2002 12:50 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Intrigue (2 syl.), comes from the Greek thrix, hair, whence the Latin tricæ, trifles or hairs, and the verb intrico, to entangle; the Germans have the verb trugen, to deceive. So a bald man cannot be guilty of intrigue? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Letter "I" #75077 07/09/2002 3:18 AM Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Bobyoungbalt veteran Bobyoungbalt veteran Joined: Nov 2000 Posts: 1,289 Yes, Bill, 'iota' is the Greek cognate for 'yod', both letters being the equivalent of 'i' or 'j' and written as a small single stroke. From iota, comes the English word 'jot'. In the NT, Jesus, speaking of the Jewish law, says that not a jot or a tittle of it shall pass away (King James translation). A tittle, according to MW Collegiate, is a small mark, such as a diacritical mark, from the Latin 'titulus'. So St. Jerome has it that not an iota or a titulus shall pass away. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 3 of 3 1 2 3 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

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