Proto-Indo-European root meaning "short." It forms all or part of:abbreviate;abbreviation;abridge;amphibrach;brace;bracelet;brachio-;brachiopod;brachiosaurus;brachy-;brassiere;breviary;brevity;brief;brumal;brume;embrace;merry;mirth;pretzel;vambrace. ...
Russia and China are allies on the biggest free trade project in history, which is why Uncle Sam is doing everything he can to rock-the-boat. Here's more from Alfred McCoy's article at Counterpunch: "In a landmark 5,300-word statement, Xi and Putin proclaimed the "world is going thr...
The Greek word for "merchant" is "emporos" (Strong's #1713), the root (poros) of which means "a way; means," which is itself derived from "poreuomai" meaning "to traverse; travel." Mercury is perhaps depicted with wings on his ankles for that reason. And I do think that "travers...
Behold that Homer listed the "Rhatotes" among the Paflagonians, a term seemingly meaning "wheel." [Update June 2006 -- Since the Erythini (of Paflagonia) must have branched out into the island of Rhodes in order to become the root of the Redones, it crosses my mind that they ...