Virgo

5: A man dreaming of fairies

T h e w o r d m a n d es c e n d s f r o m t h e I n d o European man (IE) root ma n - 1 w h ic h w h ic h also means descend

and

from

m a n i k i n , m a n n e qu i n , m en s c h, a n d M a n u . 1 T h e root ner-2 is m e a ns man and v it a l , it s b a s ic

sense

v ig o r o u s ,

s t r o n g . 2

D e r iv a t iv e s o f t h is r o o t in c l u d e p h i l a n d e r, a n d r o u s , t he p r e f ix a n d r o - , a n d t h e s u f f ix - a n d r y . T h e Gr e ek a n e r w h ic h m e a ns m a n is a l s o r e l at e d t o t h is r o o t . F in a l l y , t h e r o o t w i - r o a l s o m e a n s m a n . 3 A m o ng it s d e r iv a t iv e s ar e t h e w o r d s vi r i l e , vi r t u e , v i r tu o s o , a n d w e r e w o l f . T h e w o r d d r e a m in g d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I E r o o t dh r e u g h - w h ic h m e a n s t o d e c e iv e . 4 O t h e r de r iv at iv e s o f t h is r o o t in c l u d e t h e O l d E n g l is h d r e a m ( j o y , m u s ic ) a n d t h e O l d N o r s e d r au m r (v is io n , d r e a m ) . The word fairies i s a d e r iv a t iv e o f t h e I E r o o t b h a - 2 w h ic h m e a n s

t o s p e ak a n d fr o m w h ic h a l s o d e s c e n d f a b l e , f a bu l o u s, f a t e , f a y, a f f a b l e , i n ef f a b l e , i n f a n t , i n f a n t ry , p re f a c e , p r o p h e t , b a n , b a n a l , a b a n d on , b a n i s h , c o n t r a b a n d , b a n d i t , b o o n , b e e , f a m e , f a m ou s , eu ph e m i sm , p h on e t i c , a n t h e m , s y m ph o n y , t h e s u f f ix p h o n y, t h e p r e f ix p h o n o -, c o n f e ss , p r of e s s , b l a m e , a n d bl a s p h em e 5. T H E ME S : O n e t hem e h e r e c o n c er n s M U S I C . R e c a l l t h at o n e o f t h e p a r o ny m s o f dr e am i n g is t h e O ld En g l is h d r e a m w h ic h m e a n t b o t h j o y a n d m u s ic . A l s o , p a r o ny m s o f f a i r i e s in c l u d e s y m p h o n y , a n e l a b o r at e

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