It is the hypothetical source of/evidence for its existence is provided by: Hittitemaniiahh-"to distribute, entrust;" Greekmane"hand," Latinmanus"hand, strength, power over; armed force; handwriting,"mandare"to order, commit to one's charge," literally "to give into one's hand;" Old No...
collect" or are extended from words originally meaning only a part of the hand (such as Irishlam, Welshllaw, cognate with Latinpalmaand originally meaning "palm of the hand"). One ancient root (*man-(2)), represented by Latinmanusis the source of Old Englishmund"hand," but more usuall...
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Advertisements: Use the search bar to look for terms in all glossaries, dictionaries, articles and other resources simultaneously This is a list ofLatin words with derivatives in English(and other modern languages). Note that ancient orthography did not distinguish between i and j or between u a...
These use the bird-name Windfucker (first cited 1599) which may or may not have something to do with making the beast with two backs. The OED veers towards yes, probably, it’s a kestrel which majestically mounts the wind. So the place-names here kind of have fuck in them by a ...
ob - (with Acc.) on account of, for the sake of, for (preposition): obtain, obtest obeo, obire, obii, obitum - to go up against, meet; die (verb): obituary obitus, obitus m - downfall, death, setting (of the sun) (noun): obituary oblecto, oblectare, oblectavi, oblectatum...
the act of eatingtext creates privileged speech. While these passages have been noted as providingparallels for the consumption of text, they also show that the physical incorporationof text permits knowledge and expression of the future.8It is the combination of thetext with the speaker that ...
whether it be with a teacher about homework, or your parents about school. “Most people have never learned how to communicate. Without this skill, a person is handicapped in an intimate relationship.”(..) Communication is extremely important to having a stable relationship with your friends, ...
(having four feet with opposable first digits, as primates other than humans, from Latinmanus, hand),manipulate,manoeuvre,commandment,emancipate(ex– +mancipare),mandamus(an order from a high court),mandate(order),MaundyThursday(ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on this day),command,...
"inalienable ownership," mid-15c., from Anglo-Frenchmorte mayn(mid-14c.), Old Frenchmortemain, literally "dead hand," from Medieval Latinmortua manus; for first element seemortal(adj.); second is from PIE root*man-(2) "hand." Probably a metaphorical expression on the notion of dead hand...