Re: [romanceconlang] Fwd: new body words in C-a

From: Anton Sherwood (bronto@pobox.com)
Date: Tue May 13 2003 - 05:36:30 EST


Adam Walker wrote:
> What I meant is that I'm sure C-a would borrow the
> Latinate form since I'm assuming Latin borrowed the
> Greek. I can't see Latin having a native form which
> it continued to use if English uses "artery." . . .

I've been studying medical terminology, as it happens,
and find a distinct preference for Greek roots over Latin.

-- 
Anton Sherwood, http://www.ogre.nu/


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