http://blog.oup.com/2006/03/monthly_gleanin9/ Introducing brilliant authors to the blogosphere. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:43:07 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://blog.oup.com/2006/03/monthly_gleanin9/comment-page-1/#comment-181 Charles Hodgson Wed, 05 Apr 2006 04:00:47 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/03/monthly_gleanings/#comment-181 Professor Liberman The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that pharynx is related in pre-history to the roots of the verb "bore" in turn said to have come via OE from an Aryan word meaning to cut or pierce and to be related to an ancient Greek word for plow. How plow and the throat relate I can only guess. Possibly through cutting of throats or perhaps a sense of depth? I hopefully consulted your "Word Origins" but no joy. Liddell & Scott is beyond me (so far). Any ideas? Professor Liberman
The Oxford English Dictionary indicates that pharynx is related in pre-history to the roots of the verb “bore” in turn said to have come via OE from an Aryan word meaning to cut or pierce and to be related to an ancient Greek word for plow. How plow and the throat relate I can only guess. Possibly through cutting of throats or perhaps a sense of depth? I hopefully consulted your “Word Origins” but no joy. Liddell & Scott is beyond me (so far). Any ideas?

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2006/03/monthly_gleanin9/comment-page-1/#comment-180 Gavin Wraith Mon, 03 Apr 2006 14:44:16 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/03/monthly_gleanings/#comment-180 Thanks for "Gavin" stuff. At school my name was cheerfully latinized to 'Gabinius', but that is a red herring of quite another kidney. Thanks for “Gavin” stuff. At school my name was cheerfully latinized to ‘Gabinius’, but that is a red herring of quite another kidney.

]]> http://blog.oup.com/2006/03/monthly_gleanin9/comment-page-1/#comment-179 Seth Wed, 29 Mar 2006 19:48:06 +0000 http://216.110.190.15/2006/03/monthly_gleanings/#comment-179 Just as the lives of ordinary people are usually far more interesting than those of celebrities, I think the origins of ordinary words are far more interesting than those of slang words. Keep them coming! Just as the lives of ordinary people are usually far more interesting than those of celebrities, I think the origins of ordinary words are far more interesting than those of slang words. Keep them coming!

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