Taurus 28: A woman pursue d by mature romance

The word woman descends from the Indo European ( IE ) ro o t ghwibh sh a m e , also p u d e n d a . I t s p a ro n y m s i n c l u d e w i fe a n d h u s s y ( a d u l t e r e s s ). 1 T h e w o r d p u r su e d d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t s e k w - 1, c o n s i gn , i n s i g n ia , to f o l lo w . 2 Its paronyms e xe c u t e , include in t r in s i c , s e qu e l , a s s i g n , a s s o c ia t e , s e c t , s u it , su i t o r , s e c o n d , s o c c e r , designate, p e r s e cu t e , ensue, p r o se c u t e , scarlet,

s e q u e n ce , a n d s o c ie t y . The word mature descends from IE root ma-1 meaning good.3 Among its paronyms are i m m a t u r e , ma n a n a , m a t i n e e , a n d p r e ma t u r e . F i n a l l y , t h e w o r d r o m a n c e d e s ce n d s f r o m t h e L a t i n Ro m a n u s , f r o m R o m a , t h e ci t y R o me . T H E M E S : A s n o t e d a b o v e , t he k e y w o r d w o m a n d e s c e n d s f r o m a r o o t w h i c h m e a n s b ot h s h a m e a n d p u de n d a , t h e e x t e r n a l g e n i t a li a o f a w o m a n . I n t e r e st i n g l y , a m o n g t h e p a ro n y m s o f p u r su e d i s s c a r l e t w h i ch m e a n s b o t h a st r on g t o v i v i d r e d o r r e d d i s h o r a n g e a n d a s a n a dj e ct i v e f l a g r a n t l y i m m o r a l o r u n c h a s t e . 4 R o g e t s 2 1 s t Ce n t u r y T h e s a u r u s l i st s b o t h s ha m e a n d un c h a s t e a s s y n o n ym s o f t h r e e o t he r w o r d s i m m o r a l , immodest, and fallen.5 Standing in marked contrast to these words is g o o d , t h e d e f i n i t i o n o f t he r o o t o f m a t u r e . T he w o r d s g o o d , M O R AL , a n d C H A S T E a r e a ll s y n o n y m s . 6

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 32 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Ro ots, p. 74 3 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 50 4 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/scarlet 5 http://thesaurus.reference.com/browse/unchaste 6 http://thesaurus.com/browse/moral Starling Hunter 2011 1

P h r a s e s t h a t c a n b e f o r m e d f r o m t h e a b o v e k e y w o r d s a n d p a r on y m s i n c l u d e a s e c o n d w i f e , a p e r se c u t e d w i f e , a r e s i gn e d w i f e , a s o c c e r r o m a n ce , a n i m ma t u r e e xe c u t i ve , Ro ma n in s i gn i a , r o ma n t i c a l l y a s s o c ia t e d , a n d a c ha s t e n e d su it o r .

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