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Taurus 25: A large well-kept public park

Th e w o r d large  descends from the Old

Fr e nc h large   "broad, wide," from

La t i n largus which means "abundant ,

c o pi o u s , p l ent i f u l , l i b er a l . ”1 

The word well   in the hyphenated

c o m po u nd “w el l -kept ” m eans “ i n a g o o d o r

proper manner .” 2 I t descends from the

I nd o -E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t   wel-2 which means

“ t o w i s h , w i l l . ” 3 I t s p a r o ny m s i nc l u d e benevolent  , gallop , gallant  ,  

malevolent  , voli t ion , voluntary , voluptuous , wallop , weal  , wealth ,   a nd

two sense of   will  — ( 1 ) t h e m e nt a l f a c u l t y by w h i c h o ne d e l i be r a t e l y

c h o o s e s o r d e c i d e s u p o n a c o u r s e o f a c t i o n a nd ( 2 ) t h e a u x i l i a r y v e r b

indicat ing s imple futuri ty , the l ikel ihood of uncertainty , wi l l ingness ,

i nt e nt i o n , c u s t o m a r y o r h a bi t u a l a c t i o n , c a p a c i t y o r a bi l i t y , a nd

probabi l i ty or expectat ion. 4 

The word kept d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e O l d E ng l i s h cepan   which means “to

o b s er v e , s e i ze . ”5

The word   public   descends from the Lat in populous  w h i c h m eans “peo pl e . ” 6 According to the Online Etymology Dictionary ,

the word park d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e O l d Fr e nc h parc and ult imately from

W e s t G e r m a ni c parruk m e a ni ng " e nc l o s e d t r a c t o f l a nd . " 7 

THEMES:   The f irst theme concerns what is PUBLIC. First there is the

keyword public. Secondly ,   o ne o f t h e d e f i ni t i o ns o f   park i s “ i n a t o w n, an

o p e n p u bl i c a r e a w i t h g r a s s a nd t r e e s , o f t e n w i t h s p o r t s f i e l d s o r p l a c e s

f o r c h i l d r e n t o p l a y ” 8 o r to “an area of land set aside fo r publ ic use . ” 9 

1 h t t p : / / w w w . e t y m o n l i n e . c o m / i n d e x . p h p ? t e r m = l a r g e  2 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l _ 2  3 W 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 7  4 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w i l l  5 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / k e e p  6 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p u b l i c  7 h t t p : / / w w w . e t y m o n l i n e . c o m / i n d e x . p h p ? t e r m = p a r k  8

h t t p : / / w w w . m a c m i l l a n d i c t i o n a r y . c o m / d i c t i o n a r y / a m e r i c a n / p a r k # p a r k _ 49

h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p a r k

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A s e c o nd t h e m e c o nc e r ns VA LLE YS . A no t h e r d e f i n i t i o n o f a park   “a

broad, fair ly level valley  be t w e e n m o u nt a i n r a ng e s . ” 10 Further recal l that  

there is a second sense of the well   that refers to “a deep hole or shaft  

s u nk i nt o t h e e a r t h t o obtain water , oi l , gas , br ine” or “an abundant  

source.” 11 Th i s s e ns e d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e I E r o o t   wel-2   which means “to

t u r n , r o l l” 12 and one of i ts paronyms is valley . O ne o f t h e m a ny

def ini t ions of   valley  i nc l u d es “an e l o ng at ed l o w l a nd be t w e e n r a ng e s o f  

mountains , h i l ls , or other uplands, of ten having a r iver or stream

r u nni ng a l o ng t h e b o t t o m . ” 13 

A t h i r d t h e m e c o nc e r ns SPACE . O ne o f t h e d e f i ni t i o ns o f t h e s e c o nd

s e ns e o f   well i s a n “open space extending vert ical ly through the f loors of  

a b u i l d i ng . ” 14 One of the synonyms of the keyword large i s the adject ive

s p a c i o u s . F i na l l y , i n t h e Uni t e d S t a t e s , a park i s c o ns i d e r e d t o be p a r t o f  

w h at t er m ed “ public  s pac e” , i . e .  

A public space is a social space such as a town square that is open and accessible to all,

regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age or socio-economic level. One of the earliestexamples of public spaces are commons. Most streets, including the pavement, are

considered public space, as are town squares or parks. Government buildings which are

open to the public, such as public libraries are public space.15

 

10 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p a r k

11 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l  12 W 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 p . 9 7 - 8

13 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / v a l l e y  14 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l  15 h t t p : / / e n . w i k i p e d i a . o r g / w i k i / P u b l i c _ s p a c e