An alternate linguistic timeline

Jul 31, 2026 6:27 PM

IceKarma

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IMO:
* 'viridofolia' should be 'viridifolia'
* 'chirography' should be 'chirograph' (which is, incidentally, a real word, for a specialized type of manuscript -- so 'manuscript' and 'chirograph' would basically switch places!)
* 'multierasty' should probably be 'multerasty'

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Chirography is such a cool word

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I have SUCH feelings about this.

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Yeah? Like...?

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You have library in english that becomes bibliothèque (french) or biblioteca (spanish)

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Bibliotek is also Swedish for library. I guess bibliolies are the norm and library is an offlier in indo-european languages? Too lazy to check atm.

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"Library" goes back to Latin "librarium", meaning "bookcase" or "chest for books"; in the Romance languages, the meaning shifted to "bookshop"/"bookstore". "Bibliotheque" goes back to an Ancient Greek word "βιβλιοθήκη" (bibliothḗkē), meaning "bookcase" or "library". I believe French is responsible for spreading the word "bibliotheque" around Europe.

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Oh, neat. Thanks for the tidbit!

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