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  2. File:Phrases and names, their origins and meanings (IA ...

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    File:Phrases and names, their origins and meanings (IA phrasesnamesthei00johnrich).pdf. Size of this JPG preview of this PDF file: 376 × 599 pixels. Other resolutions: 150 × 240 pixels | 301 × 480 pixels | 681 × 1,085 pixels. Original file ‎ (681 × 1,085 pixels, file size: 20.24 MB, MIME type: application/pdf, 400 pages) This is a file ...

  3. *Kóryos - Wikipedia

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    The *kóryos (Proto-Indo-European for 'army, war-band, unit of warriors' [1]) refers to the theoretical Proto-Indo-European brotherhood of warriors in which unmarried young males served for several years, as a rite of passage into manhood, before their full integration into society. Scholars such as Kim McCone [2] and Gerhard Meiser [1] have ...

  4. Germanic name - Wikipedia

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    Germanic name. Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred 's name was derived from æþele, meaning "noble", and ræd, meaning "counsel". However, there are also names dating from an early time which seem to be monothematic ...

  5. 75 Names That Mean Warrior for a Kid Who Comes Out Kicking - AOL

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    4. Xena. This name actually has Greek origins and a meaning of “hospitable.”. But let’s be honest, we all associate it with a certain Warrior Princess. 5. Brynn. Brynn is a name of Welsh and ...

  6. List of Latin and Greek words commonly used in systematic names

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    The binomial name often reflects limited knowledge or hearsay about a species at the time it was named. For instance Pan troglodytes, the chimpanzee, and Troglodytes troglodytes, the wren, are not necessarily cave-dwellers. Sometimes a genus name or specific descriptor is simply the Latin or Greek name for the animal (e.g. Canis is Latin for ...

  7. List of English words of Old Norse origin - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. Words of Old Norse origin have entered the English language, primarily from the contact between Old Norse and Old English during colonisation of eastern and northern England between the mid 9th to the 11th centuries (see also Danelaw). Many of these words are part of English core vocabulary, such as egg or knife.

  8. List of Warriors characters - Wikipedia

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    In the Warriors universe, the characters in the five Clans (ThunderClan, RiverClan, WindClan, ShadowClan, and SkyClan) have names composed of two parts. Each cat's name has a prefix (Blue, Bramble, Tall, etc.) which generally stays constant throughout their life. The name's suffix varies through the character's lifespan and position within the ...

  9. List of established military terms - Wikipedia

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    Fire in the hole. Flanking maneuver: to attack an enemy or an enemy unit from the side, or to maneuver to do so. Forlorn hope: a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the leading part in a military operation, such as an assault on a defended position, where the risk of casualties is high.