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in reply to a message by Mike C
Guys
Actually, if I recall something mentioned in my Wicca and Neopaganism class correctly, pagan is derived from Latin paganus which meant "from the country", almost like some English speakers use the words "hick" or "bumpkin". It's also like the Greek word that later became the English word "barbarian". I don't quite remember the exact word used during the height of Greek city-states, but I think PriaposLovs might be able to follow my train of thought.
No language is free of "borrowed" words and/or phrases. Whenever two cultures meet (or clash) some verbal exchanges are made (i.e., kangaroo from the Aborigines in Australia, ocelot from Nahuatl, Easter from Old High German, et cetera from Latin, etc.) Many place names in the United States will be an interesting language lesson in various American Indian languages.
Sorry about this rant here, but I'm in the midst of a college paper on the Repatriation Act and how it affects both American Indians and the honest museums or collectors.
Phyllis
Actually, if I recall something mentioned in my Wicca and Neopaganism class correctly, pagan is derived from Latin paganus which meant "from the country", almost like some English speakers use the words "hick" or "bumpkin". It's also like the Greek word that later became the English word "barbarian". I don't quite remember the exact word used during the height of Greek city-states, but I think PriaposLovs might be able to follow my train of thought.
No language is free of "borrowed" words and/or phrases. Whenever two cultures meet (or clash) some verbal exchanges are made (i.e., kangaroo from the Aborigines in Australia, ocelot from Nahuatl, Easter from Old High German, et cetera from Latin, etc.) Many place names in the United States will be an interesting language lesson in various American Indian languages.
Sorry about this rant here, but I'm in the midst of a college paper on the Repatriation Act and how it affects both American Indians and the honest museums or collectors.
Phyllis
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