1 SHAMASH.ORG /usr/www/wwwhc/listserv/archives/heblang July 2000
2 39 14_Folk Etymology16_Kenneth G Miller23_kennethgmiller@juno.com29_Tue, 25 Jul 2000 21:58:21 EDT477_- Folk Etymology Alert! WARNING WARNING WARNING Folk Etymology Alert!<br><br>I know that many people get very upset when amateurs (or worse) try to figure out the origins of a word. If you are among them, please read no further!<br><br>The other day, it occurred to me that there might be a connection between "Mesopotamia" and "mishpatim". While tools or speech might arguably define intelligence or humanity, the development of a legal system might define civilization. [...]
42 139 18_Re: Folk Etymology17_Benjamin C . Kite13_ajax@ajax.org31_Wed, 26 Jul 2000 01:10:41 -0700571_us-ascii :::: Prior to now, Kenneth G Miller wrote ::::::: :: :: Folk Etymology Alert! :: WARNING WARNING WARNING :: Folk Etymology Alert! :: :: I know that many people get very upset when amateurs (or worse) try to :: figure out the origins of a word. If you are among them, please read no :: further! :: :: The other day, it occurred to me that there might be a connection between :: "Mesopotamia" and "mishpatim". While tools or speech might arguably :: define intelligence or humanity, the development of a legal system might :: define civilization. :: :: Alas, [...]