Sagittarius 5: An old owl up in a tree

T h e w o r l d o ld d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I n d o E u r o p e a n ( IE ) r oo t a l -3 w h i c h m e a n s t o grow, nourish.1 Its derivatives i n c l ude

a l de rm a n , t h e n a m e E l dre d , a lt o , a b o l i s h, a do l e s c en t , a du l t, a l i me n t, a l i m o ny, a l ma m a t e r, a l u m n u s, a l t i t u de, c oa l e s ce , e l de r, e x a l t, h a u gh t y, p rol e t a ria n, a n d p ro l i fi c .

T h e w o r d o wl d e s ce n d s f r o m t he i mi t a t i v e I E r o o t u (w ) al - wh i c h m e a n s t o h ow l . I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l u d e h o wl a n d u l u l a t e. T h e w o r d u p d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t u po - w h i c h m e a n s u n d e r, u p f r o m u n d e r , o v e r . 2 A m o n g i t s r o o t s a r e t h e w o r d s a b o ve , u p , o p en , o ften ,

s u p i ne , va l e t , e a ves , a n d o p a l.
T h e w o r d t r e e i s a d e r i v a t i v e o f t h e IE r o o t d eru - w hi c h m e a n s t o b e f i r m s o l i d , s t e a d f a st . I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l u d e b e t rot h , e n du re , dru i d,

du ra b l e , s h e l te r, t ra y, t ri m, t ru ce , t rue , a n d t rys t. 3
TH EMES : T h e c le a r t h e m e s c on c e r n t h a t w h i c h i s h i g h e r a n d t h a t w h i c h i s l a s t i n g . F o r e x a m p l e , t h e w or d s a l t i t u de ( a hi gh l o c a t i on o r a r e a ) a n d e x a l t e d ( e l e v a t e d i n r a n k , ch a r a c t e r, o r s t a t u s) a r e p a r on y m s o f o l d . O n e o f t he p a r o n y m s o f u p i s t he w o r d a b o ve w h i le t h e p a r o n y m s o f t r e e i n c l u d e e n du re ( t o c o n t i n u e i n e x i s t e n c e ; la s t ) , du ra b l e ( a b le t o p e r f o r m o r c o m p e t e o v e r a l on g p e ri od ) , a n d t ru t h ( f i d e li t y t o a n o r i g i n a l or standard). T a k e n t o g e t h e r, t h i s s y m b o l sp e a k s t o t h e p r e s e n c e a n d v a l u e o f t h i n g s o f H IGHE R a n d L AST I NG T RUTHS . T hi s i n t e rp r e t a t i o n i s c on s i s t e n t w i t h t h e owl a s a sy m b o l o f w i s d o m , a s w e l l a s t h e a b i li t y t o s e e i n t h e d a r k o r s e e t hi n g s h i d d e n t o n o r m a l e y e s .
1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European R oots, p. 3 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 94 3Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, pp. 16 -7 Starling Hunter 2011 1