December 13, 2003
Pedantic Footnote I

In a long post on campus campaigns against Hate (not Hatred), Critical Mass mentions in passing that English 'hate' is related to Greek kêdos, 'care, anxiety, grief'. I've always found it amusing that the same Greek noun also means 'relative by marriage'.

Posted by Dr. Weevil at December 13, 2003 09:22 PM
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