: Jasmine (radioheadman) wrote in linguaphiles,
2007-11-29 14:41:00

Jasmine
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2007-11-29 14:41:00

How do we come up with words?

Just thought I'd share this LA Times article I stumbledupon. It's an op-ed by Steven Pinker talking about how we come up with new words, and why we associate certain sounds with certain things. Very interesting!

http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/sunday/commentary/la-op-pinker30sep30,0,4460297.story?coll=la-sunday-commentary

The extended etymology for Ego, Εγώ ( I )

The Oxford Etymologic Dictionary (OED) considers Ego / I as if it were a self-standing word developed within the Germanic and 'Indo-European'…
Pharao's “beard” - the POTURU lip piercing of Zo'é tribe in Amazonia - and POTERE (POWER)

The “beard” sticking out of the Egyptian pharaohs' chins is strikingly reminiscent of poturu, a cone-shaped “lip plug” made of bone or wood…
GERMAN: A line in a dialogue

Could you please help me to distinguish the words in this sentence? https://youtu.be/2viR539KQ6g?t=38 Lena says something to the effect "You're a…