Aries 23: A woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load

T h e w o r d w o ma n d e s c e n d s f r o m t he Indo-European (IE) root ghwibh- which m e a n s s h a me , a l so p u d e n d a . 1 T h e w o r d p a s t el d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE root kwet- which means to shake.2 Its p a r o n y m s a re c a sk , p a s t a , p a s t r y , p a t t y , s q u a s h, a n d s e v e r a l w o r d s c o n t a i n i n g t he s u f f i x e s t o t h e b a se c u s s , e . g . d i s cu s s io n , c o n c u s s io n , p e r c u s si o n . T h e w o r d c o l o r d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE root kel-1 w h i ch means to c ov e r , c o n c e a l, s a v e . 3 A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e c a l yp s o , c e l l , ce l l a r , cl a n d e st in e , c o n c e a l , ha l l , he l m , he l me t , ho l d, ho l e , h o l l o w , ho l st e r , h o u s i n g , V a l h a l l a , a n d o c c u l t . T h e w o r d c a r r y de s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t k e r s - 2 w h i c h m e a n s t o r u n . It s p a r o n y ms i n c l u d e ca r , c a r e e r , c a r go , c a r i c a t u r e , c a r p e n t e r , c h a r g e , c ha r io t , co n c u r , c o r r i d o r , co u r i e r , co u r s e , cu r r e n t , cu r so r , in c u r , r e c u r , a n d su c c o r . 4 T h e w o r d h e a v y d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t k a p - wh i c h m e a n s t o g r a s p . A m on g i t s p a r o n y m s we f i n d t h e w o r d s a c ce p t , a n t i c i p a t e , be h a ve , b e h o o v e , c a bl e , c a p a b l e , c a p t i o n , ca p t o r , c a t c h , c a t e r , c h a se , c o p p e r , e x c e p t , ha v e , ha ve n , ha w k , h e a v e , h e f t , in t e r ce p t , mu n i c ip a l , o c cu p y , p a r t i c ip a t e , s u s c e p t i bl e . 5 p e r ce i v e , r e ce i v e , recipe, r e co v e r , recuperate, and

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T h e w o r d v a l u a b l e d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t w a l - w h i ch m e a n s t o b e s t r o n g . A m o n g i t s p a r o n y m s a r e a v a i l , co n v a l e s c e , co u n t e r v a il , e va l u a t e , i n v a l i d , p r e va i l , va l e ( a fa r e w e l l ), v a l e n ce , v a l i a n t , v a l i d , va l o r , a n d w i e l d. 6 T h e w o r d v e i l e d d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t w e g - 1 wh i c h m e a n s t o weave a web.7 Paronyms of the keyword include velum (a covering or p a r t i t i on o f t h i n me m b r a n o u s t i ss u e ; a s o f t p a l a t e ) , vo i l e ( a l i g h t , p la i n w e a v e , s h e e r f a b r i c o f c o t t o n , r a y o n , s i l k , o r w o o l u s e d e s p e ci a l l y f o r m a k i n g d r e s s e s a n d c u r t a i n s ), ve x i l l u m ( t h e w e b l i k e p a rt o f a f e a t h e r ; t he v a n e ) , a n d r e ve a l . Finally, the word load descends from the root leit-2, defined as to go f o r t h , d i e . 8 I t p a r on y m s i n c l u d e l e a d , l e it m o t i f , l iv e l i h o o d , a n d l o d e . T H E M E S : A s s h o w n i n t he t a b l e b e l ow , t h e re a re t w o or t h r e e b r o a d t h e m e s t h a t r un t h r o u g h t h e s e v e n k e y w o r d s a n a l y z e d a b o v e . T h e f i r st c o n c e r n s FO O D a n d i t s p r e p a r a t i on . A s e c o n d t h e m e c o n c e r n s n u r si n g a n d N U R TU R A N CE . T h i r d , t h e re a r e s e v e r a l w o r d s c o n c e r n e d w i t h A G G R E S S IO N a n d M A R T I A L CO N F L I CT .
Theme Food Food Food Nurture Nurture Nurture Nurture Nurture Conflict Conflict Conflict Conflict Conflict Keyword pastel carry heavy carry woman heavy valuable pastel color color heavy valuable load Paronyms pasta, pastry, patty, squash course, as in a three-course meal cater, recipe, copper (as in a cooper cooking bowl) succor suck(le) haven, recover, recuperate, susceptible convalesce, invalid concussion cell, helmet, holster charge, chariot capture, catch, chase, hawk valiant, valor, wield lead, to go forth, die

6 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 95 7 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 95 8 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Diction ary of Indo European Roots, p. 48 Starling Hunter 2011 2

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