QoD Weekend 06/14-15/08 It's Greek! It's Latin!

[mrkelley23]

I dunno how I came up with this one, and it may cause you classical scholars (you know who you are) to rear up with disgust, but I liked playing with it. I took 7 perfectly good English words with demonstrably Greek origins, took their literal translations, and converted them to a Latin abomination. I say abomination because I know nothing of the Latin language, including conjugation, tense, or anything else, so these are probably very butchered. Just remember, the word should be translatable to a relatively common English word that comes from Greek. Remember that Google and other research tools are welcome and encouraged in weekend QoDs, although some of you may not need any extra help with this one. Good luck! Ten points for each correctly identified word.

1. Novoverbum

2. Guttertumor

3. Ludius

4. Animacuratio

5. Lacteussemita

6. Falsusnomen

7. Terramode

[wintergreen48]

I was offline for a week and stopped doing the QoD, but I saw this one, and decided I had to get back in. But I must say, it is, um, painful...

1. Novoverbum is probably

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neologism

2. Guttertumor is probably a typo, you probably meant gutturtumor, and I cannot think of anything that is at all familiar that is a Greek equivalent

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the literal translation of your Latin to English would be throat swelling, but I do not know of any English word that comes from Greek that would anywhere close to that, something tracheal, but nothing that is common that involves 'swelling' or 'swollen' or 'tumorish'

3. Ludius is probably

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thespian, which is actually based on a name rather than a word, but it's close

4. Animacuratio is probably

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pneumotherapy

5. Lacteussemita is clever, and is probably

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galaxy, which is interesting, because it is literally 'milky way,' and the Milky Way is but one of many galaxies. Or candy bars.

6. Falsusnomen is probably

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pseudonym

7. Terramode is tough because you do not have an ending to the second Latin root, so I have to guess, and will guess that it is probably

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geosynchronous

[ulysses5019]

1. Novoverbum.......speechless in November?

2. Guttertumor.......bowling alley disease...Obama had an attack

3. Ludius........Russell Crowe character in Gladiator

4. Animacuratio...........Vet statistic

5. Lacteussemita...........milk drill

6. Falsusnomen...........I dunno......boulder holder?

7. Terramode............just another name for tearing one new one

[AnnieCamaro]

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This was harder than I thought it would be, but I have learned lots of Latin and Greek words.

1. Novoverbum -- Neology or neolexical. I think both of those work.

2. Guttertumor -- This one was the worst. I translate guttertumor as swollen drop, but I'm not sure where to go with that. The closest thing I can think of is cataract, like a waterfall.

3. Ludius -- Thespian

4. Animacuratio -- Psychotherapy

5. Lacteussemita -- Galaxy, I think. (Lacteus is "of milk" or "milky" and "semita" -- is path or way.)

6. Falsusnomen -- Pseudonym

7. Terramode -- Geometry

[LookingForHumorPoints]

I dunno how I came up with this one, and it may cause you classical scholars (you know who you are) to rear up with disgust, but I liked playing with it. I took 7 perfectly good English words with demonstrably Greek origins, took their literal translations, and converted them to a Latin abomination. I say abomination because I know nothing of the Latin language, including conjugation, tense, or anything else, so these are probably very butchered. Just remember, the word should be translatable to a relatively common English word that comes from Greek. Remember that Google and other research tools are welcome and encouraged in weekend QoDs, although some of you may not need any extra help with this one. Good luck! Ten points for each correctly identified word.

1. Novoverbum

Cat o' nine tails

2. Guttertumor

Gutter Helmet®

3. Ludius

Su-su-sudio

4. Animacuratio

Pikachu

5. Lacteussemita

Got milk?

6. Falsusnomen

Baghdad Bob

7. Terramode

One trillion modes


LFHP

[JBillyGirl]

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1. Novoverbum -- neologism (the only word I got right off the bat)

2. Guttertumor -- esophagitis

3. Ludius -- hypocrite

4. Animacuratio -- psychiatry

5. Lacteussemita -- galaxy

6. Falsusnomen -- pseudonym

7. Terramode -- geometry (hoping you meant "mode" as a form of "modus")

This was fun! And more time-consuming than it should have been...

[andrewjackson]

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1. Neologism

2. Guttertumor - stuck on this one. It looks like it should be drop(or maybe throat) + swelling. Drop or throat translates a bunch of different ways into Greek and swelling translates as edema or -onco in Greek but that's all the farther I'm getting. Angioedema is the best I can come up with. Angio- doesn't seem right but that's all I've got.

3. Ludius - another tricky one. Ludi- translates as fun, play, or mock. Thespian might work but it doesn't really follow the rules since it doesn't really have a literal translation in Greek. I'm going to go for "comical".

4. Animacuratio - Psychotherapist

5. Lacteussemita - Galaxy looks the most likely although I can't figure out how to get to "semita" from the "y" at the end the word. Galaxy looks to me like it should literally translate as "milky" not "milky way". Galaxy, final answer.

6. Falsusnomen - Pseudonym

7. Terramode - I spent a lot of time on this one trying to find a Geo- word that made sense to me but I'm going to stick with Geometry.

[jarnon]

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1. Neologism
2.
3.
4. Psychotherapy
5. Galaxy
6. Pseudonym
7. Geometry

[etaoin22]

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1 - Neologism
3 - Athlete
6 - Pseudonym

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[NellyLunatic1980]

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1. Novoverbum -- new, word -- neologism
2. Guttertumor -- I have nothing
3. Ludius -- play, related to -- I have nothing
4. Animacuratio -- mind, take care of -- psychotherapy
5. Lacteussemita -- milk, path -- galaxy
6. Falsusnomen -- false, name -- pseudonym
7. Terramode -- earth, measure -- geometry

[Catfish]

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Ack! Don't have time to research, so

1. Novoverbum

Can only think of coinage, which isn't Greek. Oh well.

2. Guttertumor

Adenoid?

6. Falsusnomen

Pseudonym

7. Terramode

Geo . . .

[fantine33]

I'm not sure I even understand what you want but, undaunted, I forge ahead....

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1. Novoverbum

The guy who shows up for Thanksgiving dinner with a bottle of ripple.

2. Guttertumor

What killed Edgar Allan Poe.

3. Ludius

The great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather of Ludacris (and BobJuch).

4. Animacuratio

Lively sex with a museum employee.

5. Lacteussemita

A Jewish wet nurse.

6. Falsusnomen

Pseudonym.

(If this one is right, then I was obviously unclear on the concept. Ha!)

7. Terramode

A bowl of dirt with a scoop of ice cream on top.

[fantine33]

After looking at the other answers,

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"I'll take 'Not Clear on the Concept' for $200, Alex." Ha!

[tlynn78]

no time to research, so wagging away:

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1. neology
2. nope
3. comedy
4. zoo
5. Milky Way
6. pseudonym
7. geometry

t.

[tanstaafl2]

I dunno how I came up with this one, and it may cause you classical scholars (you know who you are) to rear up with disgust, but I liked playing with it. I took 7 perfectly good English words with demonstrably Greek origins, took their literal translations, and converted them to a Latin abomination. I say abomination because I know nothing of the Latin language, including conjugation, tense, or anything else, so these are probably very butchered. Just remember, the word should be translatable to a relatively common English word that comes from Greek. Remember that Google and other research tools are welcome and encouraged in weekend QoDs, although some of you may not need any extra help with this one. Good luck! Ten points for each correctly identified word.

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1. Novoverbum
Neologism?

2. Guttertumor
Bronchocele?

3. Ludius
I dunno

4. Animacuratio
Physician? Pretty sure that is not right. Bio something?

5. Lacteussemita
Galaxy

6. Falsusnomen
Psuedonym

7. Terramode
Geometry?

[mrkelley23]

I dunno how I came up with this one, and it may cause you classical scholars (you know who you are) to rear up with disgust, but I liked playing with it. I took 7 perfectly good English words with demonstrably Greek origins, took their literal translations, and converted them to a Latin abomination. I say abomination because I know nothing of the Latin language, including conjugation, tense, or anything else, so these are probably very butchered. Just remember, the word should be translatable to a relatively common English word that comes from Greek. Remember that Google and other research tools are welcome and encouraged in weekend QoDs, although some of you may not need any extra help with this one. Good luck! Ten points for each correctly identified word.

1. Novoverbum neologism

2. Guttertumor laryngitis

3. Ludius hypocrite

4. Animacuratio Psychiatry

5. Lacteussemita galaxy

6. Falsusnomen pseudonym

7. Terramode Geometry

Obviously I can't be too precise on word forms, and there were some alternate answers that seem to fit the clues, so I will accept them. Others, though, either weren't Greek or didn't mean the right things in Latin. Galaxy, btw, is an interesting word. In Greek, it literally translates to "Milky Way." Kind of a backward etymology, it seems to me.

Points:

wintergreen 55
AnnieC 60
LFHP 15
JBG -- 70 PERFECT SCORE!!! WOOHOO!!!
AJ 65
jarnon 50
etaoin 20
Nelly 50
Catfish 15
Fanny 20 (one correct and two snorts)
TGirl 50
tan 55

[tanstaafl2]

I dunno how I came up with this one, and it may cause you classical scholars (you know who you are) to rear up with disgust, but I liked playing with it. I took 7 perfectly good English words with demonstrably Greek origins, took their literal translations, and converted them to a Latin abomination. I say abomination because I know nothing of the Latin language, including conjugation, tense, or anything else, so these are probably very butchered. Just remember, the word should be translatable to a relatively common English word that comes from Greek. Remember that Google and other research tools are welcome and encouraged in weekend QoDs, although some of you may not need any extra help with this one. Good luck! Ten points for each correctly identified word.

1. Novoverbum neologism

2. Guttertumor laryngitis

3. Ludius hypocrite

4. Animacuratio Psychiatry

5. Lacteussemita galaxy

6. Falsusnomen pseudonym

7. Terramode Geometry

Obviously I can't be too precise on word forms, and there were some alternate answers that seem to fit the clues, so I will accept them. Others, though, either weren't Greek or didn't mean the right things in Latin. Galaxy, btw, is an interesting word. In Greek, it literally translates to "Milky Way." Kind of a backward etymology, it seems to me.

Points:

wintergreen 55
AnnieC 60
LFHP 15
JBG -- 70 PERFECT SCORE!!! WOOHOO!!!
AJ 65
jarnon 50
etaoin 20
Nelly 50
Catfish 15
Fanny 20 (one correct and two snorts)
TGirl 50
tan 55

I must say I like my interpretation of "guttertumor" better than yours! And I had to dig to find that one...

[andrewjackson]

1. Novoverbum neologism

2. Guttertumor laryngitis

3. Ludius hypocrite

4. Animacuratio Psychiatry

5. Lacteussemita galaxy

6. Falsusnomen pseudonym

7. Terramode Geometry

Obviously I can't be too precise on word forms, and there were some alternate answers that seem to fit the clues, so I will accept them. Others, though, either weren't Greek or didn't mean the right things in Latin. Galaxy, btw, is an interesting word. In Greek, it literally translates to "Milky Way." Kind of a backward etymology, it seems to me.

I ran across several people saying Galaxy literally translates as "Milky Way" but I don't get it. What part of Galaxy is the "Way"? The "y"? galakt- is "milky" in Greek as far as I can tell. Looks to me like Galaxy literally translates as Milky-y.

And I'm not sure I get Laryngitis. Laryngitis's meaning might be swollen throat but is that what the Greek roots of the two parts of the word mean? My OED says that the Greek suffix -itis means disease, not literally swollen. While it has come to be used for diseases associated with swelling that is not the literal meaning.

I'd also like to know the breakdown of Ludius into Hypocrite.

Or am I reading too much into this? This probably comes off as complaining but I don't really mean to. I'm just trying to figure out the logic path.

[mrkelley23]

It's probably just my sloppiness. To me, the Greek suffix -itis means "swelling" so I looked for a Latin equivalent. I didn't look up whether the literal translation of -itis is swelling, so I could easily be wrong about that. I did give you half credit for edema, because that could easily be swelling, but I couldn't figure out your link to angio.

Hypocrite seems to translate literally as "actor on the stage, pretender." The closest equivalent I could find in LAtin was ludius, or ludio. But I again gave you credit for comical because it fit the clue and the translation as well as my bastardization did.

[andrewjackson]

Thank you.

Sometimes I read the instructions too literally and it gives me more grief that it is worth.