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@yvanspijk@toot.community #alttext (this is a word salad of text in different directions, sorry for any confusion) HAPLOLOGY the process of deleting one of two syllables starting with the same consonant. It's some-times jokingly called haplogy. Old English Engla land land of the Angles Engla, genitive of Engle Angles English England Early Modern French Clermont-Montferrand the cities Clermont and Montferrand joined French Clermont-Ferrand Middle English probablely -probable + ly English probably applies to all adjectives ending in -le Colloquial English probly prolly by loss of b; not haplology Middle French contrerole counter-roll used for verification, from Latin contrārotula French contrôle control English control Ancient Greek Old Latin *noutrītrix wet nurse, from noutri- to feed and -trix feminine agent suffix Latin nūtrīx English nutricious Portuguese (obsolete) idadoso elderly, from idade age plus-oso-ous Portuguese idoso Ancient Greek ἀμφιφορεύς (amphiphoreús) two-handled jar, from amphí on both sides and phoreús bearer Ancient Greek ἀμφορεύς ....... (amphoreús) English amphora Latin amphora Latin τραγικοκωμῳδία (tragikokōmōidía) tragicomedy, from tragikós tragic and kōmōidia comedy ....... tragicomoedia English tragicomedy Taal aan de wandel German (obsolete) Narzissismus narcissism, from Narziss Narcissus plus -ismus-ism German Narzismus English library Colloquial English libry (Old?) Latin *habibilis skilful, from habē-to have plus -bilis Latin habilis Old French able English able