Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wiktionary - Recent changes [en]: Talk:recondite

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Talk:recondite
Sep 29th 2011, 15:57

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Does this word actually come from words meaning 'to build'? This seems more closely related to "abscond," where 'cond' deals with hiding something or stowing it away.
Does this word actually come from words meaning 'to build'? This seems more closely related to "abscond," where 'cond' deals with hiding something or stowing it away.
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*That was a bad translation. ''Recondere'' can mean "re-establish" but really its usual meaning was "to hide". So yes, you're basically right, it is cognate with the ''cond'' in {{term|abscond}}. <{{#switch:|term|ital=i|head|bold=b|span}} class="latinx" {{#if:|lang="{{{lang}}}"}}>[[User:Widsith|Ƿidsiþ]]</{{#switch:|term|ital=i|head|bold=b|span}}> 15:57, 29 September 2011 (UTC)

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