Sagittarius 13: A widow's past brought to light

T h e w o r d w i dow de s c e n d s f r o m t h e In d o E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t w ei dh - , t o d i v i d e , s e p a ra t e . P a r on y m s i n c l u d e a s d o t h e w o r d s

de vi s e , di vi de , a n d de vi c e . 1
T h e w o r d p ast d e s ce n d s f r o m t h e IE ro o t p et e- w h i c h m e a n s t o sp r e a d. 2 P a r on y m s i n c l u d e f at h o m , p at e n t, p a ce , p an dy ( t o s t r i k e o n t h e op e n p a l m of t h e h a n d w i t h a ca n e o r s t r a p f o r p u n i s h m e n t a t s c h o o l ) , p as s ,

c o m p a s s, e x p an d, pa s s a ge, p a s sp o rt, sp a wn, p e ta l , p ae l l a, pa n, p a ti n a ( a p l a t e , u su a l l y o f

g o l d o r s i l v e r , t ha t i s u s e d t o h o l d t h e h o s t d u r i n g t h e c e le b r a t i o n o f t he E u c h a r i st ) , pa t in a ( t he s h e e n o n a n y s u r f a c e , p r o d u c e d b y a g e a n d u s e ; a sh i n y s u r f a c e t h a t de v e l o p s o n w o o d o r l e a t h e r o ve r a p e r i o d o f t i me ) , a n d p e ta s o s ( a wi d e - b r i m m e d h a t w o r n b y a n c i e n t G r e e k s a n d R o m a n s ; t h e wi n g e d h a t o f H e r me s ) . T h e w o r d b rought i s t h e a d v e r b i a l f o rm o f t h e a dj e c t i v e f u rt i ve w h i c h d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t b he r-1 , t o c a r r y ; a l s o t o b e a r c h i l d r e n . 3 P a r o n y m s i n c l u d e a m p h o r, a na p h o ra, b e a r, ba rro w, bi rth , b o re, b ri n g,

b u rde n , b u ri a l, b u rl y, c o n f e r, de f e r, dif f e r, e up h o ri a, f e rre t , f o rb e a r, f o rt u n e , f u rt i ve, inf e r, m et a p h o r, o f f er, p re fe r, p ro f f e r, re f e r, s u f fe r, a n d t ra n s f e r .

T h e w o r d l i ght d e sc e n d s f r o m t h e I E ro o t l e uk , l i g h t , b r i g h t n e s s. 4 P a r o n y m s i n c l u d e li gh t n in g, l u x , L u ci f e r, l u c en t, l u s te r, il l u s t ra t e, a n d

p e l l u c i d.

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 97 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 67 3 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 10 4 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 49 Starling Hunter 2011 1

TH EMES : A s s h o wn i n t h e t a b le b e l ow , f o u r t h e m e s a r e i m me d i a t e l y e vi d e n t a m o n g t h e a b o v e k e y w o r d s , t h e i r r o o t s, a n d t h e i r p a r o n y m s L I G H T /S H I NE , CH I L D - BE A R I N G , WEALTH, and SPIRITUALITY. Taken together, they suggest that birth of a golden child. I n t e r e st i n g l y , i n 19 8 6 a m o v i e b y t he n a m e T h e G o l d e n C h i l d w a s r e l e a s e i n t he U n i t e d S t a t e s. T h e p l o t s y n o p si s w a s a s f o l l ow s : A p r i v a t e d e t e c t i v e sp e c i a l i z i n g i n mi s si n g c h i l d r e n i s c h a r g e d w i t h t h e t a s k o f fi n d i n g a s p e ci a l c h i l d t h a t da r k f o r c e s w a n t t o e l i m i n a t e . 5 F u r t h e r e m p h a s i z i n g t h e i d e a o f s p i r i t ua l i t y w a s t h e m o v i e s t a g l i n e w h i c h r e a d E D D IE M U R P H Y IS C H O S E N O NE . Bu t o f c o u r s e , h e w a s o n l y c ho s e n t o f i n d t he CH O S E N O N E .

Theme Light/shine Light/shine Child-bearing Child-bearing Wealth Wealth Wealth Spirituality

IE Root (definition) leuk (light, brightness) pete- (to spread) bher-1 (to bear children) pete- (to spread) bher-1 (to carry) pete (to spread) pete- (to spread) pete- (to spread)

Keyword/Paronym (definition) light

patina (a shiny surface) birth, bore, bear spawn (offspring occurring in numbers) fortune; bearer bond patina (a plate, usually of gold or silver) Petasos (the winged-hat of Hermes, the
god of commerce and theft) patina (a plate, usually of gold or silver, that is used to hold the host during the celebration of the Eucharist) Petasos (the winged hat of Hermes, the messenger of the Gods)

Spirituality

pete- (to spread)

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