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  1. Xref: sparky sci.crypt:4481 comp.org.eff.talk:6871 alt.privacy:2154 talk.politics.guns:23775
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  3. Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!constant.demon.co.uk!slangley
  4. From: slangley@constant.demon.co.uk (Simon Langley)
  5. Subject: Re: Registered Keys - why the need?
  6. Message-ID: <BxFEz0.1nG@constant.demon.co.uk>
  7. Organization: Home
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  9. References: <1992Nov7.180313.21346@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
  10. Distribution: inet
  11. Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1992 02:01:47 GMT
  12. Lines: 14
  13.  
  14. Steven Miale (spm2d@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU) wrote:
  15. : 
  16. : Most people tend to assume that "militia" == "military"; this is
  17. : incorrect. Similar roots don't necessary imply similar meanings;
  18. : compare "pedestrian" and "pediatrist".
  19. : 
  20. Err, these two words do not have the same root.  Pedestrian is from the Latin
  21. pes, meaning foot; pediatrist is from the Greek pais (pi alpha iota sigma) 
  22. which means child.  Militia and military _are_ cognate.
  23.  
  24. -- 
  25.    Simon Langley                   (preferred)   slangley@constant.demon.co.uk
  26.    Hampstead, London
  27.    pgp 2.0 public key available                  slangley@cix.compulink.co.uk
  28.