Questions tagged [neologism]
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Latin prefix to describe the wiping out of robots
Does the "gen" from "genocide" come from "genus" as in "race"? If so, what Latin prefix should one use to describe the wiping out of robots? I can't say "codacide" can I? Automatacide?
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Coining a word for "to make hill-shaped"
What would be a good way to coin an English word for "to make hill-shaped", so it conforms to our traditions for drawing upon classical roots?
One possibility is "collify", with "collification" for the noun, from an imaginary Latin word collificare.…
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What is the best way to express "wishmaker" in Latin?
How would one express "wishmaker" in Latin?
My first thought was something like factor optatorum maker of wishes, but I'm wonder if there's another way to express it. It can be a phrase or a compound word.
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