[Lexicog] rules when it comes to latin word roots

Chaz and Helga Mortensen chaz_mortensen at SIL.ORG
Mon Feb 28 18:33:27 UTC 2005


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

-Chaz

> 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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