[Lexicog] rules when it comes to latin word roots

[arun]

"Gravipathy does not exist, in my opinion, because there is no good
way to place the accent."

I can't quite understand what you've said. What do you mean '...no
good way to place the accent'?


--- In lexicographylist at yahoogroups.com, Chaz and Helga Mortensen
<chaz_mortensen at s...> wrote:
> Gravipathy does not exist, in my opinion, because there is no good
way
> to place the accent.
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> -Chaz
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> > For example, here is a word I've created, which is supposed to
> > mean 'a sad or 'heavy'(?) feeling'- (it might sound stupid!):-
> >  "Gravipathy". It is supposed to be a gloomy feeling you get after
> > one has written his exam paper rather badly. I checked it up
google;
> > it does not exist. I've concoted this word after looking up the
> > etymologies of wds like gravity, grieve, sentiment, sad, sorrow,
> > gloomy, depress... just abt everything I knew and could find in
the
> > dictionary. Can you say why it does not exist?
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