Etymology 101
BackWhere do words come from?
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Uploaded: June 8, 2008 at 6:38 pm
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simonboyd123 (November 8, 2008 at 5:35 am)
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MrMergi (October 2, 2008 at 4:43 am)
Eldorado means essentially "made of gold." "El" (the Spanish definite article) + de, a preposition meaning "of, from" + orado "gold, golden" from the Latin auratus < aurum "gold." It really aint hard to open a dictionary, ya know. But maybe you prefer wild guesses.
LLO525Star (October 2, 2008 at 12:03 pm)
Spanish comes from Latin, which is an italic language. The term comes from conquerors, not the conquered. Auratus/Aurum/Auriole/Aura. I was making connections with the PARTS of the words that are similar, which suggests familiarity.
MrMergi (October 18, 2008 at 4:47 pm)
I know where you're coming from, because I used to assume that aura and Latin aurum must be connected. Then I learned that aura comes from Greek. It's ok to find out that your assumptions are wrong. You don't have to continue down this "maybe they're connected" path just because it seems more interesting. Etymology is a very invloved pursuit involving knowledge of many languages. It's not a field where complete novices should be doubting the scholars just because they have a half-baked hunch.
MrMergi (October 2, 2008 at 4:31 am)
Elevate, level, elect, select, Celeste, Stella, Estelle, elf, elite and Eldorado do NOT come from Hebrew. Jesus comes from Hebrew. A halo has nothing to do with an afro. Aureole and aura are not related words. Whiz being related to wizard is possible, but not proven. Pagus is Latin, not Greek and Latin. Your pisces/ischa/X theory is completely wack... not a shred of truth in it. Nothing should escape analysis is right. Start by consulting a dictionary rather than just your imagination.
LLO525Star (October 2, 2008 at 11:57 am)
Interesting. You almost seem offended. I was speaking to a friend the other day about the dictionary and how it has been used to obfuscate the original meanings of root words from time to time. Could be you're right; could be I'm right. What I do know is that there are words WITHIN words that we use everyday, which was the point of "El".
Also, this language we speak is a bastardized one, so all this information must be taken with a grain of salt. Thanks for commenting.
Also, this language we speak is a bastardized one, so all this information must be taken with a grain of salt. Thanks for commenting.
MrMergi (October 18, 2008 at 4:40 pm)
Some words just have "boring" etymologies. Elevate is e/ex- + levare "to lift." Elect is e/ex- + legere "to choose." Yes, there are words WITHIN words that we use everyday, but it just so happens that all the words you guessed at do not contain the "el" meaning god that is seen in Israel, Michael, Daniel etc. Dictionaries will ineveitably contain some erroneous etymologies, but the vast majority of them are correct, so you should trust the scholarship of experts over your intuition.
jaquaw (August 27, 2008 at 4:58 pm)
Isis+Ra+El= Israel
MrMergi (October 2, 2008 at 4:40 am)
Wow, does no one look at dictionaries? Israel means "wrestles with god." Look it up.
johnnyo84 (October 16, 2008 at 12:38 pm)
Did you ever considered that the dictionary might not be accurate either?
Who wrote the dictionary?
Where were they educated?
Language is very old and constantly being build upon.
English is a very strange and complex language.
Who wrote the dictionary?
Where were they educated?
Language is very old and constantly being build upon.
English is a very strange and complex language.
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