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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 #123910 - 02/26/04 12:25 AM genuine   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 I found this while looking for something else: genuine - 1596, from L. genuinus "native, natural," from root of gignere "beget" (see genus), perhaps infl. in form by contrasting adulterinus "spurious." Alternative etymology is from L. genu "knee," from an ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee. #123911 - 02/26/04 11:20 AM Re: genuine   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Alternative etymology is from L. genu "knee," from an ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee. Boy, does *that one sound like a folk etymology. #123912 - 02/26/04 01:10 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont well, it's certainly an interesting ankle on it... formerly known as etaoin... #123913 - 02/26/04 02:12 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Boy, does *that one sound like a folk etymology. Yes it does. Most relate genuinus 'innate, native, natural' with the same root that noun genus 'race, stock, breed' and the verb gigno 'to beget, bear' come from. There is another word genuinus in Latin which means 'of or belonging to the cheek' (dentes genuini 'jaw-teeth, back-teeth') from gena 'cheek'. #123914 - 02/26/04 02:39 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 another word genuinus in Latin which means 'of or belonging to the cheek' Which would add a touch of irony if indeed, cheek comes from a word meaning jaw and jaw from a word meaning cheek. #123915 - 02/26/04 02:46 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 And not all etymology is genuine. #123916 - 02/26/04 02:52 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Nor is all that is genuine tongue in cheek. #123917 - 02/26/04 03:26 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Tongue in cheek risks upper cut linguectomy. #123918 - 02/26/04 03:36 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California linguectomy Is there a medical term glossectomy? Linguasection? I wonder if jaws and knees are connected? Both crooked. #123919 - 02/26/04 03:44 PM Re: genuine   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear jheem: I found several sites mentioning "glossectomy", none for "linguectomy". I'm biting my tongue. Page 1 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message View Homepage Follow User Show Forum Posts View Profile Send Private Message Follow User Show Forum Posts Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,878 Posts223,930 Members9,022 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members PureTech, Dilys, Abishek, Rogerdoctor, SquareDonut 9022 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 registered members (), 58 guests, and 2 spiders. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 41 LukeJavan8 18 Dilys 1 Top Posters(All Time) wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,538 LukeJavan8 8,981 wofahulicodoc 7,503 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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