Capricorn 21: A relay race

T h e k e y w o r d r e l ay d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I n d o - E u r op e a n ( IE ) r o o t l e i p - w h i c h me a n s t o s t i c k , adhere; fat. Paronyms include t h e w o r d s l i ve, l i f e, l i ve l y, l ea ve ,

l i ve r , de la y , a n d s yn a l ep h a . 1
T h e w o r d r ac e h a s s e v e r a l definitions descending from d i f f e r e n t r o ot s . O n e m e a n i n g i s a c o mp e t i t i o n o f sp e e d, a s i n r u n n i n g o r r i d i n g . 2 T h i s s e n s e o f t h e w o r d d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t e rs -1 w h i c h m e a n s t o b e i n mo t i o n . 3 P a r o n y m s i n c l u d e e rr , e rra ti c, e rra t um , e rro ne o u s , a be rra t i o n , a n d ri s h i . O t h e r m e a n i n g r a ce i n c l u d e a g e n e a l o g i c a l l i n e , a lo ca l g e o g r a p hi c o r g l o b a l h u m a n p op ul a t i o n d i s t i n g u i s he d a s a m o r e o r le s s d i s t i n c t g r o u p b y g e n e t i c a l l y t r a n s m i t t e d p h y s i ca l ch a r a c t e r i s t i cs o r h u m a n s a s a g r o u p . 4 T h i s se n se d e s c e n d s f r o m t he O l d F r e n c h a n d O l d I t a l i a n ra zza w h i c h m e a n s r a c e o r l i n e a ge . 5 TH EMES : T he c o m p o u n d L I F E- LI NE a p t l y d e s c r i b e s t h e f i r s t t h e m e . Ra ce a s a g e n e a l og i c a l l i n e i s a s e ri e s o f p e r s on s , e sp e c i a l l y f r o m o n e f a m i l y , w h o s u c ce e d e a c h o t he r o r a s t r a i n , a s o f li v e s t o c k o r p l a n t s , d e v e l o p e d a n d m a i n t a i n e d b y se l e ct i ve b r e e d i n g . 6 T h u s a r e l ay r ac e r u n w i t h o n a t r a c k a n d w i t h i n a n d a c r o ss l i n e s o n a t r a c k a l s o s y m b o l i z e s t h e c y c l i ca l n a t u r e o f e a c h i n d i v i d u a l li f e a n d t h e li n e a r n a t u r e o f a n c e st r y .

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