Aquarius 26: A hydrometer
Aquarius 26: A hydrometerT h e p r e f i x hyd ro - d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I n d o - E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t we d- w h i c h means “water, wet.”1 Paronyms includewa t e r , win te r , drop s y , i n u n dat e , re do u n d , re du n da nt , s u rro u n d, a bo u nd , n u t ri a , h ydra , wh iske y , wa s h a n d vo dka .T h e s u f f i x - met er de s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE r o o t me- 2 w hi c h m e a n s “ t o m e a s u r e . ” 2 A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e m
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Aquarius 26: A hydrometer
T h e p r e f i x hyd ro - d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I n d o - E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t we d- w h i c h means “water, wet.”1 Paronyms include
wa t e r , win te r , drop s y , i n u n dat e , re do u n d , re du n da nt , s u rro u n d, a bo u nd , n u t ri a , h ydra , wh iske y , wa s h a n d vo dka .
T h e s u f f i x - met er de s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE r o o t me- 2 w hi c h m e a n s “ t o m e a s u r e . ” 2 A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e m e a l , p ie c e me a l , c om m e n s u ra te ,
di m e n s i on , i m m en se , me t e r, ge o m et ry , s ym m e t ry, M on day , m o o n , s e m e s te r , t ri m e st er , t h e p r e f i x me n o - , a n d t h e s u f f i x – me t ry .
TH EMES : O n e t he me h e r e c on c e r n s t he C EL EST IAL AND TE RRE STRIA L . S p e c i f i ca l l y w e s e e h e r e t he i n f l ue n c e o f t h e m o on ( a p a ro n y m o f - met er ) u p o n e a r t h l y b o d i e s o f wa t e r ( a p a r o n y m o f h y dro - ) . A s i s w e l l - k n o w n , “ t i d e s a r e t h e r i s e a n d f a l l o f se a l e ve l s c a u s e d b y t h e c om b i n e d e f f e c t s o f t h e g r a v i t a t i on a l f o r c e s e x e r t e d b y t h e Mo o n a n d t h e S u n a n d t he r o t a t i on o f t he E a rt h . ” 3 A s e c o n d t he m e c on c e r n s FU LL NE SS . R e c a l l t ha t t he p a ro n y m s o f hy dro - i n c l u d e a b un da n c e ( a g r e a t o r p l e n t i f u l a m o un t ; fu l l n e s s t o o v e r f l o w i n g ; a f f l u e n c e ; w e a lt h ) . T h e p a r o n y m s o f – met er i n c l u d e
i m m e n se ( e x t r e m e ly l a r g e ; h u g e ; o f b ou n d l e s s o r i m me a su r a b l e si z e o r
e x t e n t ) . B o t h o f t he s e w o r d s h a v e f u ll a n d a mp l e a s p a r o n y m s . 4
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Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 95 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 51 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide http://thesaurus.com/browse/immense ; http://thesaurus.com/browse/abundant Starling Hunter © 2011 1
T h e p r e f i x hyd ro - d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I n d o - E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t we d- w h i c h means “water, wet.”1 Paronyms include
wa t e r , win te r , drop s y , i n u n dat e , re do u n d , re du n da nt , s u rro u n d, a bo u nd , n u t ri a , h ydra , wh iske y , wa s h a n d vo dka .
T h e s u f f i x - met er de s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE r o o t me- 2 w hi c h m e a n s “ t o m e a s u r e . ” 2 A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e m e a l , p ie c e me a l , c om m e n s u ra te ,
di m e n s i on , i m m en se , me t e r, ge o m et ry , s ym m e t ry, M on day , m o o n , s e m e s te r , t ri m e st er , t h e p r e f i x me n o - , a n d t h e s u f f i x – me t ry .
TH EMES : O n e t he me h e r e c on c e r n s t he C EL EST IAL AND TE RRE STRIA L . S p e c i f i ca l l y w e s e e h e r e t he i n f l ue n c e o f t h e m o on ( a p a ro n y m o f - met er ) u p o n e a r t h l y b o d i e s o f wa t e r ( a p a r o n y m o f h y dro - ) . A s i s w e l l - k n o w n , “ t i d e s a r e t h e r i s e a n d f a l l o f se a l e ve l s c a u s e d b y t h e c om b i n e d e f f e c t s o f t h e g r a v i t a t i on a l f o r c e s e x e r t e d b y t h e Mo o n a n d t h e S u n a n d t he r o t a t i on o f t he E a rt h . ” 3 A s e c o n d t he m e c on c e r n s FU LL NE SS . R e c a l l t ha t t he p a ro n y m s o f hy dro - i n c l u d e a b un da n c e ( a g r e a t o r p l e n t i f u l a m o un t ; fu l l n e s s t o o v e r f l o w i n g ; a f f l u e n c e ; w e a lt h ) . T h e p a r o n y m s o f – met er i n c l u d e
i m m e n se ( e x t r e m e ly l a r g e ; h u g e ; o f b ou n d l e s s o r i m me a su r a b l e si z e o r
e x t e n t ) . B o t h o f t he s e w o r d s h a v e f u ll a n d a mp l e a s p a r o n y m s . 4
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Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 95 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 51 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tide http://thesaurus.com/browse/immense ; http://thesaurus.com/browse/abundant Starling Hunter © 2011 1
