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: >>> ''in conlangs and neologism, we'd be looking at the root words that have been portmanteau'd or otherwise been used to make a new term.'' | : >>> ''in conlangs and neologism, we'd be looking at the root words that have been portmanteau'd or otherwise been used to make a new term.'' | ||
'''I agree on this point, with some caveat.''' Indeed, I checked about 100 etymology sections on Dragon-Quest.org, and left about 20 as they | '''I agree on this point, with some caveat.''' Indeed, I checked about 100 etymology sections on Dragon-Quest.org, and left about 20 as they were, because they are neologisms or puns. On the other hand, translations, definitions, and descriptions are different from etymologies. | ||
: >>> ''So a linguist would definitely not frown upon the use of the word etymology in the way that it is used here,'' | : >>> ''So a linguist would definitely not frown upon the use of the word etymology in the way that it is used here,'' | ||
I disagree. One year ago, I raised this same point on another Wiki. In order to provide evidence, I sent a message to several linguists from Wikipedia Linguistics Portal. All the answers were like: "There is not an ounce of etymology there" (because I was the only one who provided any evidence, that wiki stonewalled me... AND they also sent me a policies link stating that stonewalling is forbidden on their own wiki). ---[[User:Abacos|Abacos]] ([[User talk:Abacos|talk]]) 09:46, 24 August 2023 (EDT) | I disagree. One year ago, I raised this same point on another Wiki. In order to provide evidence, I sent a message to several linguists from Wikipedia Linguistics Portal. All the answers were like: "There is not an ounce of etymology there" <small>(because I was the only one who provided any evidence, that wiki stonewalled me... AND they also sent me a policies link stating that stonewalling is forbidden on their own wiki)</small>. ---[[User:Abacos|Abacos]] ([[User talk:Abacos|talk]]) 09:46, 24 August 2023 (EDT) | ||
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