Chrysti The Wordsmith: Twi- Words

Greetings and welcome to Christie the wordsmith. The dramatic based element Twi. I means to it shows up in Twist twine twin twice. Twilight twill and Twain hidden in each of these is an etymological code that indicates a pair or two of something twin and twice are the most obvious examples. TWINE is twin with an E. The concept of two or a pair is embodied in the notion that joined and wrap strings produce twine etymologically the double string to twist is to interlaced two threads filaments or strands together. Twill a type of fabric is so named for the weft thread passing over one and under two threads of the warp instead of the standard over one under one. A grand little Twi word is the regrettably obsolete Twi child an elderly person acting out a second childhood. The most graceful term of this etymological clan is

Twilight or to light twilight occurs just before dawn or after sunset when one light fades with the coming of another. It's a time when we see both sun and stars. The two sources of light in a changing sky. There is more to this etymological family history. You can flesh out the stories by visiting the TWI entries in your own dictionary. I'm Christie the wordsmith from Montana State University in Bozeman. Fairly well word lovers. CHRISTIE The wordsmith is sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry. Zoot web dot com.