Word Family - Cyborg October theme: Science Fiction 🤖 Introduction Got out of hand, never managed to finish, as yet. Teaser curve, search, circle, cross, ring, cyborg, clavicle, close Full Text Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- to bend, to curve, to turn Proto-Indo-European *(s)kerwós bent, curved Balto-Slavic *krivъ Slavic *krivъ crooked, bent, wrong, guilty Proto-Indo-European *(s … read more
Word Family - Alien August theme: Science fiction 🤖 Teaser else, eldritch, alias, alien, ultimate, outrage, other Full Text Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- beyond, other Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos other, another Old Armenian այլ ayl another, other, alien, foreign, also, however Armenian այլ ayl other, but Armenian էլ ēl also, too, anymore Armenian էլի ēli again, more Celtic *alyos … read more
Word Family - Android August theme: Science Fiction 🤖 Teaser android, Andromeda, Alexander, Nero, Andrew Full Text Proto-Indo-European *h₂nḗr (adult/married) man Proto-Albanian *nera Old Albanian njer Albanian njeri man Hellenic *anḗr Classical Greek ἀνήρ anḗr (adult) man, husband, mortal Greek άνδρας ándras (adult) man, husband Classical Greek ἀνδρο- andro- English andro- English android English … read more
Word Family - Robot August theme: Science fiction 🤖 Teaser orphan, robot Full Text Proto-Indo-European *h₃erbʰ- to be part of (a group or family)?, to owe allegiance to?, to change owernship? Anatolian Hittite ḫarp- to associate with, to go over to, to change allegiance Proto-Indo-European *h₃orbʰyo-m inheritance? plural: *h₃orbʰyéh₂ Celtic *orbyom inheritance plural: *orbyā Old … read more
Word Family - Fiona Introduction Celtic *windos: "white, bright", which may be a zero-grade nasal infix of *weyd-: "to see", and thus "visible, bright". Teaser Fiona, Jennifer, Guinevere, penguin, Vienna, wiener Full Text Celtic *windos white Brythonic *gwɨnn white Welsh gwyn white, fair, shining, blessed Welsh Gwendolen personal name: White-Ring (of hair) English Gwendolen … read more