Comments on: In which Desultor revisits his roots http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots/ Insolens verbum, tanquam scopulum, evitare. Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:14:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: desultor http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-13874 desultor Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:34:16 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots#comment-13874 Indeed! A dromedary is, as per OED, "a light and fleet breed of the camel, specially reared and trained for riding". The dromed is the Greek speediness, the ary is Latin for being engaged in something. I have also learned that my childhood distinction between dromedaries (one hump) and camels (two humps) was imprecise. OED clears it up: "[Dromedaries are] usually of the Arabian or one-humped camel, but the Bactrian camel may also be improved into a Dromedary." Indeed! A dromedary is, as per OED, “a light and fleet breed of the camel, specially reared and trained for riding”. The dromed is the Greek speediness, the ary is Latin for being engaged in something.

I have also learned that my childhood distinction between dromedaries (one hump) and camels (two humps) was imprecise. OED clears it up: “[Dromedaries are] usually of the Arabian or one-humped camel, but the Bactrian camel may also be improved into a Dromedary.”

]]> By: lisa http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-13873 lisa Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:14:28 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots#comment-13873 dromedary ??????? dromedary ???????

]]> By: erica http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots/comment-page-1/#comment-13855 erica Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:44:44 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/desultor/2008/04/23/in-which-desultor-revisits-his-roots#comment-13855 In nursing it often gets used as an adjective: "Oh, he's feeling a little prodromal today..." I never actually broke it down language-wise but I'm glad you did! In nursing it often gets used as an adjective: “Oh, he’s feeling a little prodromal today…” I never actually broke it down language-wise but I’m glad you did!

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