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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 10 of 10 1 2 … 8 9 10 Re: light #80637 10/10/02 04:54 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 From the derived Indo-European root LEUK, which meant light or brightness, we have inherited at least 196 modern English words, including the following: From Old-Middle English - light, lea (a meadow or the place where the sun shines) From Latin - lumen, illuminate, lunar, lunatic, luster, illustration, lucid, translucent F From Greek - link (an ancient name for a torch), lynx (a name given to the animal with a light shining in its eyes) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: light #80638 10/11/02 09:07 AM Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... W Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Wordwind Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 6,296 Piedmont Region of Virginia, U... In reply to: lynx (a name given to the animal with a light shining in its eyes) I'm reading a book about deserts in the US Southwest, and someone there observes that you can identify three specific animals in vehicular lights this way: blue reflection from eyes = deer red reflection from eyes = coyote green reflection from eyes = mountain lion Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: light #80639 10/11/02 01:08 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 W wwh OP Carpal Tunnel OP wwh Carpal Tunnel W Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 There was a myth that lynxes could see through walls. So Gallileo belonged to a society of scientists who called themselves the "Lincei" (? spelling) I'll go look it up. I did,and here's one of several URLs. required Acrobat Reader http://libraries.ou.edu/depts/histscience/pdf/Lincei.pdf Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Page 10 of 10 1 2 … 8 9 10 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts229,919 Members9,197 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Bill_L, achz, MAGNVSTALSMA, Burlyfish, Renegade98 9,197 Registered Users Who's Online Now 1 members (A C Bowden), 726 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 33 A C Bowden 29 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,910 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,948 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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