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• Convergent etymology
  ...er world the same word is borrowed from a different language. Comparative etymology apparently arises as some consequence of the same principle of [[ontologica [[Category:Ontological resonance]][[Category:Etymology]]
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• Convergent etymology
  ...er world the same word is borrowed from a different language. Comparative etymology apparently arises as some consequence of the same principle of [[ontologica [[Category:Ontological resonance]][[Category:Etymology]]
  588 bytes (84 words) - 14:33, 24 December 2023
• Rew
  ==Etymology== ...that the word ''did'' have this origin on some worlds through [[convergent etymology]].
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• Dark
  ==Etymology== ...cret or mysterious. Others explain that the word is a [[corruption (etymology)|corruption]] of "derrick", a term given to represent the important rö
  14 KB (2,287 words) - 15:32, 18 January 2024
• Salvage-man
  ==Etymology==
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• Xastre
  ==Etymology== ...ference to the [[animal]]'s hastiform weapons. This, however, is a [[folk etymology]]; there is no connection between those words, and the resemblance is [[coi
  12 KB (1,879 words) - 04:19, 16 January 2024
• Florum
  ==Etymology and synonymy==
  12 KB (1,856 words) - 04:05, 29 January 2022
• Varate
  ==Etymology== ...both those sources—and others—on different worlds [[convergent etymology|convergently]].)
  17 KB (2,716 words) - 19:02, 7 January 2022
• Batirine
  ==Etymology== ...the onirarchs promoting it may not be aware of the fact; inspired by the [[etymology]] of "batirine", the name "Zabulastra" means very roughly "artificial devil
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• Gala
  ==Etymology== In any case, Gala's name certainly has no [[etymology|etymological]] connection to its [[English]] [[homonym]], "[[wiktionary:gal
  18 KB (2,964 words) - 01:01, 19 February 2022
• Charos
  ==Etymology==
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• Ambate
  ...cepted by a majority of [[etorist]]s, and the last two in particular are [[etymology|etymological]] teratisms; the derivation of the original [[Greek]] word ''& The word "ambate" is commonly, but [[folk etymology|erroneously]], associated with the [[prefix]] "[[Wiktionary:ambi-|ambi-]]",
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• Plex
  ==Etymology== ...but more often than not such a derivation turns out to be simply a [[folk etymology]]. Furthermore, while it's not altogether impossible, there is no reason t
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• Fraternity
  ...sed as a replacement. Opponents point out that "fraternity", its ultimate etymology aside, has been used to apply to mixed-gender organizations before, and tha
  13 KB (2,048 words) - 00:31, 1 June 2015
• Eidolon
  ==Etymology==
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• Fido
  ==Etymology==
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• Wraith
  ...amnesis]]. One very rare but notorious wraith ability is that given the [[etymology|etymologically]] questionable name of [[ectifaction]], the conversion of ob
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• Djarvin
  ==Etymology==
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• Theder
  ...ile both terms come from [[Old English]], they are otherwise unconnected [[etymology|etymologically]]. "Theder" comes from the Old English ''ðēowd&#
  18 KB (2,943 words) - 18:48, 2 June 2015
• Life form
  ...ture" is sometimes used [[synonym]]ously with "life form", but given its [[etymology]] many [[etorist]]s prefer to reserve this word for beings made artificiall
  11 KB (1,721 words) - 15:04, 12 May 2013
• Aabelon
  A number of contradictory accounts are bandied about regarding the [[etymology|origin of the name]] of the Aabelon. It has been variously linked to the [
  11 KB (1,835 words) - 18:01, 29 March 2023