Chrysti The Wordsmith: Holocaust - 2

Greetings herbivores. Last time on Kristi the wordsmith we examined the word holocaust a term of Greek derivation consisting of the element hollow H O L O meaning entire or whole and cost us meaning burnt when the word first appeared in an English document of 13 25 it referred to the fire that completely consumes an animal in religious sacrifice. Holocaust is a part of a long roster of terms headed up by the Greek element hollow. Many of these hollow terms are thoroughly engaging in etymology. For example hollow cryptic C-R why PTI see meaning literally entirely hidden. The Oxford English Dictionary defines this word as of a cipher incapable of being read except by those who have the key. The cryptic part of hollow cryptic is related to the term crypt a burial site hidden underground. Hollow MC tick. Am I see TIIC is a word coined by

hydro biologists in 1039 and applied to a lake in which the full depth of water takes part in the circulation. Hello MC tick consists of the prefix hollow meaning entire and MC tick which derives from a Greek word meaning mixed. The waters of a hollow McTeague lake are etymologically entirely mixed during circulation. From the studios of T F M on the campus of Montana State University in Bozeman. I'm Christie the wordsmith. 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.