Talk:minatory

Etymology: Not cognate to minotaur
It’s tempting to thing minatory: cognate to minotaur:; however, this is not so. “Minatory” is from Latin minari:, while “minotaur” is from Ancient Greek, and I do not believe that these are cognate. The ‘a’ vs. ‘o’ is a hint that they are different, though in spoken English the distinction is not clear.

Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 19:11, 9 December 2008 (UTC)


 * See also:
 * Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day: The Word of the Day for November 24, 2007 is: minatory
 * Nils von Barth (nbarth) (talk) 19:14, 9 December 2008 (UTC)