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Hertz
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This book is never far from reach, it can be super enjoyable to flip through and read. Coffee stains and all

I thought forage and foray were kinda funny, if any of y’all want to see a specific word I can take a pic for you
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Lithop
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Nice Orion etymology 
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connectedcosmos said: Nice avatar Lithop, did you take that picture? I can see the nebula 
Thanks, I did mate. Got a really blessed spot for stargazing, especially light pollution wise. Would get dabbed out and start at Orions belt every night last Winter/Spring, gradually working across and seeing what planets & constellations could be found. It's so sick, I eventually want to get a semi-decent telescope so I can really get a bit more immersed in some juicy space stuff BUT I'd kind of like to be able to use the scope for nature-based viewing, so ease of use, portability and a decent price are all factors... Not asking TOO much eh?
So a lot of boring spec-comparisons & general researching is needed...
I digress: 'Constellation' From the early 14th century word 'Constellacioun' meaning "Position of a planet in the Zodiac" or "One of the recognised star patterns handed down through antiquity" from the old French 'constellacion' which took directly from late Latin constellationem. Etymology online says of 'Constellatonem': "(nominative constellatio) "a collection of stars," especially as supposed to exert influence on human affairs," from constellatus "set with stars," from assimilated form of Latin com "with, together" (see con-) + past participle of stellare "to shine," from stella "star" (from PIE root *ster- (2) "star"). The oldest sense is astrological, of the position of planets ("stars") relative to the zodiac signs on a given day, usually the day of one's birth, as a determiner of one's character. "I folwed ay myn inclinacioun/By vertu of my constillacioun" (Chaucer, "Wife's Prologue," c. 1386). In modern use "a group of fixed stars to which a definite name has been given but does not form part of another named group (compare asterism). Figuratively, "any assemblage of a brilliant or distinguished character"(1630s)." Rad.
'Aurora Borealis' 'Aurora', noun, originating from the Proto-Indo-European root 'Aus' or 'Ausus' meaning "to shine" & "the dawn" being then used as the name of both Roman and Indo-European Goddess of Dawn. Coupled with 'Borealis' also a noun, coming from 'Boreas, God of the North Wind' or 'Boreal' which allegedly has connotations with both Sanskrit and Lithuanian words 'Giri' or 'Gire' with meanings based around mountain or forest- which makes sense if you think of 'Arboreal' like tree climber. Anyway the two combine to mean "Northern Lights" or "Northern Dawn"
Aurora got me thinking of: 'Aura' Which in its Greek form was used to denote "Breath, cool breeze" or "Air in motion" being derived from the Proto-Indo-European root 'Wer' with meaning "to hold suspended, lift or raise". Etymology online says: "It forms all or part of: aerate; aeration; aerial; aero-; aerobics; aerophyte; aerosol; air (n.1) "invisible gases that surround the earth;" airy; aorta; anaerobic; aria; arterial; arterio-; arteriosclerosis; arteriole; artery; aura; malaria; meteor." pretty dank. Over time, aura became synonymous with the description of "A subtle emination around living beings."
And after aura, I couldn't help myself: 'Woo woo' 'Woowoo'- or just 'Woo'- is an informal term, often used in a derogatory way to discredit or make fun of, unconventional beliefs related to spirituality and mysticism, or explanations that are rooted far outside of scientific understanding. My favourite thing about it, is that it was allegedly coined in the 1980's and the term itsself is meant to denote the noise a Ghost makes 
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Lithop
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connectedcosmos said: Apologies I may or may not have submitted welcome before 
Hey, it's a wilcuma ddition regardless.

I intended on doing "Jack O' Lantern" since it's getting to be that time again. Etymology online said:
"Jack-o'-lantern (n.)
also jack-o-lantern, jack-a-lantern, jackolantern, 1660s, "night-watchman;" 1670s as a local name for a will-o-the-wisp (Latin ignis fatuus), mainly attested in East Anglia but also in southwestern England. Literally "Jack of (with) the lantern;" see Jack + lantern. The extension to carved pumpkin lanterns is attested by 1834 in American English."
So then I was like "Aw yeah, I forgot the term Will o the Wisp, it's sick!" Looked at the etymology of that:
"1660s, earlier Will with the wisp (c. 1600), from the masc. proper name Will + wisp "bundle of hay or straw used as a torch." Compare Jack-o'-lantern."
Both of them are just about a guy carrying a torch of some description. Far out.

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Lithop
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Just as I suspected
 etymologyonline:
"goosebumps (n.)
also goose-bumps, "peculiar tingling of the skin produced by cold, fear, etc.; the sensation described as 'cold water down the back'" [Farmer], 1859, from goose (n.) + bump (n.). So called because the rough condition of the skin during the sensation resembles the skin of a plucked goose. Earlier in the same sense was goose-flesh (1803) and goose-skin (1761; as goose's skin 1744), and earlier still hen-flesh (early 15c.), translating Latin caro gallinacia."
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iamb (n.)
in prosody, a foot of two syllables, the first short or unaccented, the second long or accented, 1842, from French iambe (16c.) or directly from Latin iambus "an iambic foot; an iambic poem," from Greek iambos "metrical foot of one unaccented followed by one accented syllable" (see iambic).
Iambus itself was used in English in this sense from 1580s. In English as in Greek, it has been held to be the natural cadence of speech. The full Greek iamb consisted of two such units, one variable the other weighted like a modern English iamb. In Greek, the measure was said to have been first used by satiric writers.
[The Iambus] is formed constantly by the proper accentuation of familiar, but dignified, conversational language, either in Greek or English : it is the dramatic metre in both, and in English, the Epic also. When the softened or passionate syllables of Italian replace the Latin resoluteness, it enters the measure of Dante, with a peculiar quietness and lightness of accent which distinguish it, there, wholly from the Greek and English Iambus. [Ruskin, "Elements of English Prosody, for use in St. George's Schools," 1880]
Compare trochee, spondee. The Greeks gave names to recurring patterns imparted to the words of their ritual songs and dances. The patterns were associated with certain types of songs and dances, and tended to take their names accordingly. The Roman poets picked up the vocabulary from the Greeks and applied it, somewhat ill-fitted, to their own (undanced) verses.
The English poets of the 16c., building a prosody for modern English, hesitated but then accepted the Latin foot names and applied them to stress patterns in English that, in only some ways, approximate those of Latin. Consequently the Greek meanings of the foot-names have almost no relevance to the modern use of them in prosody.
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Lithop
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connectedcosmos said: Great work Lithop !
inspect (v.) 1620s, from Latin inspectus, past participle of inspicere "look at, observe, view; look into, inspect, examine," from in- "into" (from PIE root *en "in") + specere "to look" (from PIE root *spek- "to observe"). Related: Inspected; inspecting.
Thanks man, case closed.

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connectedcosmos said: I once heard of introspection as "a thought about a thought"
That makes sense- it's thoughts all the way down!


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connectedcosmos said: What still to this day baffles me so much more than anything is the origin of language itself , and defining it , for to define a word , you need words to define - how in the hell did that start ?! Language obviously came before writing which would play into definition so concepts were already put in place somewhat ...

Yes bro! That really gets the ol' grey matter going- surely there's a great documentary out there somewhere about theories on that... Gary Larson of Far Side fame done so many bits about language in various forms.
 Man, I had this older mate- never heard from him in years sadly- but he was a true genius. The guy had incredible insight down about so much of the world. Intellectually and emotionally switched on to the Nth degree- he was like a fucking alien  I was too immature to truly appreciate our friendship in many ways- I wish I could pick his brain and hear what he has to say about all sorts nowadays, this time I'd REALLY listen- what I was humble enough to take in back then was very influential. Incredible skater too and anyway one day we are on the bus home to his house after skating in the city. He was at university for language going into linguistics, phonetics and stuff way way beyond me, deconstructing language into its base parts and tracing the evolution of those parts through history, the impact it had on societal development etc etc. Genuinely AMAZING shit, I'm sitting there on the bus w/ him stoned as fuck desperately trying to keep up while he is tracing slang we used back to its Angelo Saxon root terms in the casual way some people would talk about a film they had just seen.
All that to say, I reckon you would have LOVED talking to that fella. I miss him, I've tried before to track him down (not hard enough tbh), I REALLY hope he's doing great in life out there somewhere! In fact I'm gonna include him in my metta tonight.
 Cheers dude!
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Obsess
-late Middle English (in the sense ‘haunt, possess’, referring to an evil spirit): from Latin obsess- ‘besieged’, from the verb obsidere, from ob- ‘opposite’ + sedere ‘sit’. The current sense dates from the late 19th century.
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