HISTNEUR-L: The History of Neuroscience Internet Forum

Re: words, words, words

• Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:57:01 -0800 (PST)
• To: histneur-l@library.ucla.edu
• From: Solidarity Foundation <svzandt@igc.apc.org>
• Subject: Re: words, words, words
• Message-ID: 199801291757.JAA03545@igc2.igc.apc.org

Found this in a list discussion of words, a propos of the recent
lexicographic discussions on this list; the context implied that the writer
was somewhat surprised by the Latin-Greek combination:

-dyslexia- here the Greek *legein* is paired with the Latin root *dys*,
"abnormal, impaired"

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*dys* is Greek, not Latin. Perfectly regular formation. cf.:
dyspepsia, dysarthria, dystopia...

Jeff Wollock