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Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Topic Options #123910 - 02/25/04 07:25 PM genuine wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 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. Top #123911 - 02/26/04 06:20 AM Re: genuine Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 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. Top #123912 - 02/26/04 08:10 AM Re: genuine Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7210 Loc: Vermont well, it's certainly an interesting ankle on it... _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #123913 - 02/26/04 09:12 AM Re: genuine jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: 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'. Top #123914 - 02/26/04 09:39 AM Re: genuine Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 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. Top #123915 - 02/26/04 09:46 AM Re: genuine wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 And not all etymology is genuine. Top #123916 - 02/26/04 09:52 AM Re: genuine jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: California Nor is all that is genuine tongue in cheek. Top #123917 - 02/26/04 10:26 AM Re: genuine wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Tongue in cheek risks upper cut linguectomy. Top #123918 - 02/26/04 10:36 AM Re: genuine jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1475 Loc: California linguectomy Is there a medical term glossectomy? Linguasection? I wonder if jaws and knees are connected? Both crooked. Top #123919 - 02/26/04 10:44 AM Re: genuine wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear jheem: I found several sites mentioning "glossectomy", none for "linguectomy". I'm biting my tongue. Top Page 1 of 3 1 2 3 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8947 Members 16 Forums 13866 Topics 222207 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members michor, Daksh1, geoffhargreaves, Guadalupe, may2point0 8947 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 49 Guests and 5 Spiders online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) wofahulicodoc 64 LukeJavan8 53 may2point0 19 Tromboniator 3 geoffhargreaves 1 jheem 1 Top Posters wwh 13858 Faldage 13803 Jackie 11613 tsuwm 10538 LukeJavan8 8436 Buffalo Shrdlu 7210 wofahulicodoc 6794 AnnaStrophic 6511 Wordwind 6296 of troy 5400

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