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Aries 24: An open window and a net curtain blowing into acornucopia

The word open descen ds f r om t h e

Indo-European (IE) root upo- which

means under , up from under , over . 1

I ts paronyms include above , eaves ,

o ften , opal , up , supine , uproar, valet ,

and vassal .

The two syl lables of the word

window descend from two di f ferent

roots . The f irst (wind -) descends from the IE root we- w h i c h m eans t o

blow. 2 Among i ts paronyms are nirvana , vent , vent i late , weather, wind,

an d wing. The second syl lable ( -ow) descends from the root okw- which

m eans t o s ee . 3 I ts paronyms include antler , autopsy , daisy , eye , ocular ,

og le , an d optic .

The word net descends from the IE root ned- which means to bind,

t i e . 4 The words annex, ouch (a brooch or buckle set with jewels) ,

connect , nexus , node , noose , and nett le are counted among i ts paronyms.

The word curtain descends from the IE root gher-1 which means to

g r as p , enc l o s e . 5 Paronyms include yard (a tract of ground) , carol , choral ,

cho ir , chorus , cohort , court , courteous , curtsy , garden , girth , girdle ,

hangar, orchard.

The word blow has several senses. In this symbol i t most l ikely means

to move along or be carr ied by or as i f by the wind and thus descends

from the IE root bhle- which means to b low.6

I ts paronyms includebladder, blast , blaze , blow, f latulent , f lavor , in f late , and souff l .

1W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 9 4 2W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 9 5 3W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 6 0 4W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 5 8 5W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 3 0 6W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 1 2

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The word cornucopia also descends from two di f ferent roots . The

f irst half descends from the IE root ker-1 which means horn, head. 7

Many of i ts paronyms refer to horned animals , horn-shaped objects , and

projecting parts , e .g . horn , corn , Capricorn , carat , carrot , carot id ,

cerebel lum , cervix , cheer , cornea , cranium , hornet , and re indeer . The

second half of the word descends from the IE root op- which means to

w o r k , pr o d u c e i n ab u nd anc e . 8 I ts paronyms include operate , copious ,

copy , opera , optimum , opulent , opus , an d stover .

THEMES: As shown in the table below, there are several relat ionships

or themes evident among these words, roots , and derivatives . These

include jewelry , head, s inging, spir i t , and f lora/fauna.

T h e m e W o r d P a r o n y m sJ e w e l r y o p e n O p a l

J e w e l r y n e t o u c h , a b r o o c h o r b u c k l e s e t w i t h j e w e l s

J e w e l r y c o r n u c o p i a c a r a t a n d p o s s i b l y o p u l e n t

H e a d w i n d o w e y e , o c u l a r , o p t i c , a n t l e r

H e a d c o r n u c o p i a c e r e b e l l u m , c r a n i u m , c o r n e a , h o r n , r e i n d e e r ,

S i n g i n g c o r n u c o p i a o p e r a

S i n g i n g c u r t a i n c a r o l , c h o i r , c h o r a l , c h o r u s

S p i r i t w i n d n i r v a n a , w i n d , w i n g

S p i r i t o p e n u p , a b o v e

S p i r i t b l o w t o m o v e a l o n g o r b e c a r r i e d b y o r a s i f b y t h e

w i n d

F l o r a / F a u n a w i n d o w w i n g ( i m p l i e s b i r d ) , d a i s y , a n t l e r ( i m p l i e s

d e e r , m o o s e , e l k )

F l o r a / F a u n a n e t n e t t l e

F l o r a / F a u n a c u r t a i n y a r d , g a r d e n , o r c h a r d

F l o r a / F a u n a c o r n u c o p i a c a r r o t , r e i n d e e r

7W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 4 0 8W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 6 0