(July 26, 2017 at 9:47 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote:(July 26, 2017 at 8:06 am)RoadRunner79 Wrote: That is a cool resource (Etymology Dictionary). However, I think that you are mis-using it in your conclusion.When reading religious fairy tales it pays to know the origins of words and when they were first used. That helps to determine the veracity of the story. It's being intellectually honest.
Yes, but that is the etymology of the English word and how it was used. As the article states, it goes back to the Greek, and the Hebrew before that. Since they where not speaking English in that area at that time, I don't think it helps that much in the veracity of the story.
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