Re: Scientist's etymology vs. scientific etymology

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "stlatos" <stlatos@...> wrote:

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> --- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, Rick McCallister <gabaroo6958@> wrote:
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> > piztia is from Latin bestia, which is from ???
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> If from any IE language it would be from *gWHexYr(o)+ (traditional
> *gWHe:r 'wild beast').

Sorry, that should be *gYHwexYr(o)+ (older gYHwe:r, etc.)