Talk:anachoretic

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RFV discussion: February–March 2019
"Anchoretic" is the usual spelling. Is this entry an error? See here for a different meaning: &mdash; Paul G (talk) 06:13, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


 * cited. Works that use this word seem to use it consistently, so I don't think it is a simple typo. Kiwima (talk) 22:25, 26 February 2019 (UTC)
 * The Greek prefix is ana-, but when the word ἀναχωρητής was borrowed by the Romans as anachoreta, for whatever reason the word came to be pronounced, and even written, as . English words derived from this Latin variant spelling start with anchor- (but have nothing to do with the nautical device). Words that come more directly from Greek begin with anachor-. Some terms, in some senses, exist in both versions. --Lambiam 12:55, 27 February 2019 (UTC)

RFV-passed Kiwima (talk) 22:30, 9 March 2019 (UTC)