Osmeteria through history...

Ian Thirlwell Ian at dunlinclose.freeserve.co.uk
Thu Mar 25 13:27:27 EST 1999


Chambers Dictionary has "osmeterium" pl. "osmeteria", derivation being
Greek, not Latin, osme (stink, smell) and -terion denoting instrument.

Ian Thirlwell
Hampshire
UK
ian at dunlinclose.freeserve.co.uk


Kenelm Philip wrote in message ...
>
> ...snipped...
> Most modern books use 'osmeteria'. I wonder when, and why, the
>change occurred. Since older authors were often more familiar with Latin,
>I suppose a good case could be made for the older spelling...
>
> Ken Philip
>fnkwp at uaf.edu
>
>



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