Talk:chereme

chereme: from Modern or Ancient Greek?
Our entry for presently states that the word derives from the Modern Greek ; however,  does not support this. It does, however, support the alternative theory that undefined: instead derives from the Ancient Greek —. That said, the evidence is also consistent with undefined: deriving from the Modern Greek Katharevousa variant. Rarely do academic–technical terms derive from Modern Greek — most come from Ancient Greek; however, I hesitate to change it without consultation because none of the hits yielded by qualify  with  and because the loss of the iota (undefined: → undefined:) needs explaining (an intermediate Latin etymon (cf.  with ) or an extant English suffix (such as *) would do the trick). A referenced pronunciatory transcription would also help me to decide ( instead of would further suggest the Ancient Greek derivation). Anyone know for sure? †  ﴾(u):Raifʻhār (t):Doremítzwr﴿ 22:23, 2 July 2009 (UTC)