figadapaura
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People will really believe what they want to believe, won't they?
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Homonyms. Naga is snake, negus is king and the infamous n word comes from troglodyte niger which is another name for the cave man.
can someone sum up what OP was going on about this whole thread? i just came in, tried following the first few pages but only became more confused.
Crazy finds a way.People will really believe what they want to believe, won't they?
You are correct and etymology is a rewarding and enlightening field of study, but it has nothing to do with the topic at hand, which, I may remind you, you requested we stick to,
I'm screaming with confusion as to how a person like this can exist and function in real life.
I am certain one of the words I used in that sentence is used differently than how it was used in Old English or Latin. Imagine having to scan every word. Can't describe anything as "nice" because that definition changed. Can't use curse words like "fucking" as an adjective. Except the OP does do that...
Homonyms. Naga is snake, negus is king and the infamous n word comes from troglodyte niger which is another name for the cave man.
can someone sum up what OP was going on about this whole thread? i just came in, tried following the first few pages but only became more confused.
How can a term like "American" be opposite to anything, other than perhaos "Anti-American"? Not all words have opposites.Has plenty to do with the topic, American through etymological origins are opposite of what people today use as, that's the topic.
Homonyms. Naga is snake, negus is king and the infamous n word comes from troglodyte niger which is another name for the cave man.
Has plenty to do with the topic, American through etymological origins are opposite of what people today use as, that's the topic.
Has plenty to do with the topic, American through etymological origins are opposite of what people today use as, that's the topic.
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Has plenty to do with the topic, American through etymological origins are opposite of what people today use as, that's the topic.
Homonyms. Naga is snake, negus is king and the infamous n word comes from troglodyte niger which is another name for the cave man.
Look up what a homonym is before using that word again, please.
Homonyms. Naga is snake, negus is king and the infamous n word comes from troglodyte niger which is another name for the cave man.
You're missing the point in that our culture doesn't care because we've decided to use it the current way, so your wondering about why we don't use the word the way it was "originally" used is a pointless endeavor
I meant homophones.
In what language are those words homophones?I meant homophones.
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I meant homophones.
The N word comes from niger/nigrum, the Latin word for black or dark. It has nothing to do with cave men. "Troglodyte niger" is not a scientific term. "Cave men" is not a scientific term either, since it can mean dozens of different things. The use of the N word as a pejorative predates the very idea of "cave men."
Nope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Look up that word, too.
Prove it.Nope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Words like night and knight sound the same, not naga and negus.Words that sound like, the mod posed naga, negus and the n word which sound the same but are different.
Nope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Words that sound like, the mod posed naga, negus and the n word which sound the same but are different.
Has plenty to do with the topic, American through etymological origins are opposite of what people today use as, that's the topic.
Pls respond. I genuinely want to read your case here.
Nope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Nope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Words that sound like, the mod posed naga, negus and the n word which sound the same but are different.
Holy crap. Good work.Mini-summary/response to OP
Those words are homophones, they sound similar but aren't the same.
Those words are homophones, they sound similar but aren't the same.
I read through this thread and kind of have a request before going any further.
Prove to me that a word (any word) can have a true objective meaning/definition.
The Hell are you saying, stop posting nonsense that you can't back upNope, flagrare is black in Latin and it means to be bright, try again.
Those words are homophones, they sound similar but aren't the same.
Old English blæc "dark," from Proto-Germanic *blakaz "burned" (cognates: Old Norse blakkr "dark," Old High German blah "black," Swedish bläck "ink," Dutch blaken "to burn"), from PIE *bhleg- "to burn, gleam, shine, flash" (cognates: Greek phlegein "to burn, scorch," Latin flagrare "to blaze, glow, burn"), from root *bhel- (1) "to shine, flash, burn;" see bleach (v.).
http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=black
Don't try and use connotative linguistics here.
Umm, setting aside the fact that they aren't homophones ...
Homophones don't necessarily have the same etymological origin. You're going to need actual proof that the N-word comes from naga or negus other than "they kinda sound the same"
That is not what homophone means. Please try again lol.I never said they were the same lol, I think you're confusing me with someone else. I simply said they have similar sounds but have different meanings.
Okay, so the only hits I found for "troglodyte niger" are some weird old woodcuts of apes from 1850 (long after the n word first appeared as a pejorative for African persons), and this enlightening PDF.
The Ancient Natural Peoples of Amexem, inclusive of Kamaat, etc., are all of one family (expanded). Travel in the extra-terrestrial planetary system is not new to Moors, nor is space travel a modern technological discipline. It is Ancient among An- cients! We are the owners and establishers of Civilization on the Earth Store-house of this Solar System. Much of our knowledge and history was lost. But we were not always only on the Earth.