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lagomorph777

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7. I've been diving into youtube videos about Indo-European.

Reply to MineralMan (Original post)

Wed Jul 21, 2021, 02:14 PM

Jul 2021

It makes the hair on the back of my neck stand up. Our linguistic heritage goes back incredibly far. There are even indications of something resembling a multi-continent written language, going back tens of thousands of years.

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The Joys of Etymology [View all] MineralMan Jul 2021 OP

I still look up a lot of words and phrases. Started as a teen with the dictionary empedocles Jul 2021 #1

I have done that, too, all of my life. Years ago, I bought MineralMan Jul 2021 #2

I love words as well. panader0 Jul 2021 #3

When I finally graduated from College, it was as an English major MineralMan Jul 2021 #4

There's a searchable online etymological dictionary. lapucelle Jul 2021 #5

Thank you. My Oxford Dictionary is downstairs, away from the desktop. empedocles Jul 2021 #6

Wiktionary is very often a good place to turn. Igel Jul 2021 #9

That is a nice source. lapucelle Jul 2021 #10

I've been diving into youtube videos about Indo-European. lagomorph777 Jul 2021 #7

... lapucelle Jul 2021 #8

Where did you find this?! Behind the Aegis Jul 2021 #14

The Guardian. lapucelle Jul 2021 #15

Thanks! Behind the Aegis Jul 2021 #17

Fascinating, isn't it? MineralMan Jul 2021 #12

I recently saw a comic TxGuitar Jul 2021 #11

ok too late but here is the comic TxGuitar Jul 2021 #13

I find ultraconserved words fascinating nuxvomica Jul 2021 #16