Comments on: False(?) Etymologies http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/04/false_etymologi_1.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 05:18:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cicero http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/04/false_etymologi_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-49528 Cicero Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:12:40 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/04/false-etymologies.html#comment-49528 The verb in Latin is "librare," meaning to balance or swing. There is also a less common verb "delibro" - principle parts are delibro, delibrare, delibravi, delibratus - meaning "to peel, to remove or strip the bark from." Our verb could come from that. Wouldn't be the first time the OED was wrong. The verb in Latin is “librare,” meaning to balance or swing.

There is also a less common verb “delibro” – principle parts are delibro, delibrare, delibravi, delibratus – meaning “to peel, to remove or strip the bark from.” Our verb could come from that. Wouldn’t be the first time the OED was wrong.

]]> By: dave http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2008/04/false_etymologi_1.html/comment-page-1#comment-49527 dave Wed, 16 Apr 2008 03:46:13 +0000 http://www.solove.org/archives/2008/04/false-etymologies.html#comment-49527 What a great post! Thanks for sharing the story, I hope it's true too. What a great post! Thanks for sharing the story, I hope it’s true too.

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