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The Indo-European root ghost- giving Latin host- 'army' also gives the native English 'guest', I believe; the basic meaning being 'stranger'. This is preserved in the Latin hos-pit- 'guest-feeder', which gives rise to 'host', 'hospitality' etc.
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Welcome aBoard, Nicholas. You are very knowledgeable, sir. I'm sure you'll be able to add a good deal of enlightenment to our sometimes off-the-wall discussions. ------------------------------------------------------- Add-on edit: I just read your other posts, and have to ask: how many languages have you studied, please?
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Oh lots. You'll just have to wait for little snippets of erudition to pop up in unexpected places. I'm only replying to this because I've just passed 25 posts and I want to see my new title.
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Oh lots. You'll just have to wait for little snippets of erudition to pop up in unexpected places.Hrmph. Thanks for nuttin', Bub! There are one or two people here who may know how much I hate not having my curiosity satisfied immediately. I'm only replying to this because I've just passed 25 posts and I want to see my new title.Move over, shona. Perhaps at this rate, Nickel (ooh, payback! hee hee hee!), you'll be the first to reach 1200, and I'll be glad!
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how many languages have you studied, please?
Well, classes I've been in have included Syriac, Old Norse, Swahili, and Ancient Egyptian. I have books on Somali, Shona, Bidyara (of Queensland), Proto-Afroasiatic, Burmese, and Chechen inter alia. On another forum I recently cited pronominal paradigms from Cheyenne and Brahui -- sheer boasting, of course. In short I'm a dilettante, a snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.
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