Le 29 août 05, à 08:07, Steven G. Cameron a écrit :
Interesting etymology:
TC,
/Steve Cameron, NJ
axiomatic (ak-see-uh-MAT-ik) adjective
1. Indisputably true; self-evident.
2. Aphoristic.
[From Greek axiomatikos, from axioma (honorable).
Ultimately from Indo-European root ag- (to drive, draw) that's also the fount of such words as act, agent, agitate, litigate, synagogue, and ambassador.]
Researching further, synagogue has an intriguing etymology:
[Middle English, from Old French sinagoge, from Late Latin synagga [that is, synagoga - MC], from Greek sunagg [that is, sunagoge - MC], assembly, synagogue, from sunagein, to bring together : sun-, syn- + agein, to lead; see ag- in Indo-European Roots.]
Was actually surprised to discover synagogue's origin; obviously not from Hebrew!
M.C. Yup. Compare ecclesiastic from Greek ekklesia, "assembly".
Michael Chase (goya@xxxxxxxxxxx) CNRS UPR 76 7, rue Guy Moquet Villejuif 94801 France
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