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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread pollex #78621 08/21/2002 3:27 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Hominids range in weight from 48 kg to 270 kg. Males are usually larger than females. Hominids are the largest primates, with robust bodies and well-developed forearms. Their pollex (thumb) is opposable. The hallux (big toe) is opposable in all hominids except humans. All digits (toes and fingers) have flattened nails. Thumbs can be used for acquiring property: Sedens Johannes parvus in angulo Hornerus editcrustula Christanica; Et dixit, ut pruna extrahbat Pollice, 'Quam sum ego suavis in fans! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pollex #78622 08/21/2002 4:24 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Johannes parvus...Hornerus Cute, Dr. Bill. Wher'd you scrape thatn up from? Crustula Christanica, indeed. BTW, what's the plural of hallux? And does hallux even exist? The closest I can find is allex, meaning herring or fish sauce or pickle. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pollex #78623 08/21/2002 5:09 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 >And does hallux even exist? huh?? OneLook comes up with 14 (count 'em, fourteen) dictionaries which list hallux, including AHD and MWC.. hal·lu·ces Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pollex #78624 08/21/2002 5:30 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 14 (count 'em, fourteen) dictionaries which list hallux Silly me. I was looking it up in Latin dictionaries. Aha! From the AHD: Medieval Latin hallux, blend of Latin allus, hallus, thumb, and Latin hallex, big toe. AHD gives the etymology of pollex as Latin, thumb, big toe. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pollex #78625 08/21/2002 5:37 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 And "hallucinations" are from getting kicked in the head. http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/3041/sixpence.html Scroll down almost to bottom Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: pollex and the other fingers? #78626 08/24/2002 8:39 AM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... emanuela enthusiast emanuela enthusiast Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 315 Italy - Perugia is a town with... We still use pollice and alluce. The other names for the fingers of the hand indice (close to the thumb) = that can point at medio = medium anulare - from anello, ring mignolo ( the small one) - I suppose something related to "minus"= less 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website 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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