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Re: Registered Keys - why the need?

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From: Simon Langley
Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1992 02:01
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Steven Miale (spm2d@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU) wrote:
: 
: Most people tend to assume that "militia" == "military"; this is
: incorrect. Similar roots don't necessary imply similar meanings;
: compare "pedestrian" and "pediatrist".
: 
Err, these two words do not have the same root.  Pedestrian is from the Latin
pes, meaning foot; pediatrist is from the Greek pais (pi alpha iota sigma) 
which means child.  Militia and military _are_ cognate.

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   Simon Langley                   (preferred)   slangley@constant.demon.co.uk
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