Re[2]: [tied] Re: Latin - English derivatives, German

At 7:34:51 AM on Saturday, July 5, 2003, P&G wrote:

> But that makes me ask what linguistic processes
> distinguish foreign from native words in English. How
> about:

> (a) Dvandva compounds are not possible for Anglo-Saxon
> words. (We can say Judaeo-Christian, historico-economic
> etc, but not dog-o-cat)

There are some borderline examples with colors:
'blue-green' in my usage is between 'bluish-green' and
'greenish-blue' and distinct from both.

Brian