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- noun A
theory that somemodern orattested language , such as Dutch, Turkish, or Hebrew, was theoriginal language of mankind. - noun An
absurd etymology proposed as part of such a theory.
Etymologies
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Johannes Goropius Becanus proposed such a theory, in which Brabantic, a Dutch dialect, was the language spoken in Paradise.
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hernesheir commented on the word goropism
Goropism, coined by Leibniz. Also Goropianism, after the dutch armchair linguist Johannes Goropius Becanus (1519-1572), who posited that the Brabantic language spoken in the vicinity of Antwerp was the original language from which all others evolved.
January 14, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word goropism
Totally ridiculous. Everybody knows the original language was Latvian.
January 14, 2013
hernesheir commented on the word goropism
Glad you picked up on the Leibniz connection so quickly, ruzuzu.
January 14, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word goropism
Thanks for providing it!
January 14, 2013
bilby commented on the word goropism
I like the second definition and that there's a better term for absurd etymologies than absurd etymologies.
January 14, 2013
deinonychus commented on the word goropism
I didn't know how much I needed this word until I saw it! So, would a person who invents these absurd etymologies be a goropist?
January 15, 2013