by neufer » Tue May 08, 2012 12:54 pm
florid_snow wrote:
El Cielo Canarias is translated "Canary Skies" in the opening title. But the word "cielo" reminds me of the English word "ceiling" which has connotations of a roof, or enclosure. "Le ciel" is the French word for the sky. I know in English we can say either "the sky" or "the heavens" recalling our ancient (and current) mythological beliefs, but to say "the ceiling" to refer to the sky would probably draw funny looks.
Does anyone else think it's neat that language records our previous mistaken beliefs, and that the meaning can change and the silly belief discarded without changing the word?
Wester's wrote:
Ceiling [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.]
The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room.
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Cellar [OE. celer, OF. celier, F. celier, fr. L. cellarium a receptacle for food, pantry. See Cell.] A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.
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Sky [OE. skie a cloud, Icel. sk; akin to Sw. & Dan. sky; cf. AS. sca, scwa, shadow, Icel. skuggi; probably from the same root as E. scum. &root. See Scum, and cf. Hide skin, Obscure.]
[quote="florid_snow"]
El Cielo Canarias is translated "Canary Skies" in the opening title. But the word "cielo" reminds me of the English word "ceiling" which has connotations of a roof, or enclosure. "Le ciel" is the French word for the sky. I know in English we can say either "the sky" or "the heavens" recalling our ancient (and current) mythological beliefs, but to say "the ceiling" to refer to the sky would probably draw funny looks.
Does anyone else think it's neat that language records our previous mistaken beliefs, and that the meaning can change and the silly belief discarded without changing the word?[/quote][quote="Wester's"]
[b][color=#0000FF]Ceiling [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to hide, and E. [u]hell[/u], helm, conceal. Cf. Hall.][/color][/b]
The covering which overlays the inner roof of a building, or the timbers which form the top of a room.
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Cellar [OE. celer, OF. celier, F. celier, fr. L. cellarium a receptacle for food, pantry. See Cell.] A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are kept.
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Sky [OE. skie [u]a cloud[/u], Icel. sk; akin to Sw. & Dan. sky; cf. AS. sca, scwa, shadow, Icel. skuggi; probably from the same root as E. scum. &root. See Scum, and cf. Hide skin, Obscure.] [/quote]