Comments on: What is genocide? http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/10/what-is-genocide/ Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:49:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: LN http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/10/what-is-genocide/#comment-2753 LN Wed, 11 Aug 2004 15:19:57 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=916#comment-2753 Last weekend I visited the Srebrenica memorial. I'm going to post on it in the next few days... Last weekend I visited the Srebrenica memorial. I’m going to post on it in the next few days…

]]> By: Bene Diction http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/10/what-is-genocide/#comment-2752 Bene Diction Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:51:21 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=916#comment-2752 I'm definitely not a language expert...I think the BBC would use the Oxford. Reseaching it as both noun or adjective the origin of geno is from the greek. The latin root genus is in math, music and biology classifying living organisms. I didn't do a deep etymological search, but it is more common to see a latin prefix. I also checked Merriam-Webster, which uses the main noun classification with the greek root. Having said that, here is a site with the writings of Lemkin...the man who invented the word. http://www.preventgenocide.org/lemkin/ I’m definitely not a language expert…I think the BBC would use the Oxford.

Reseaching it as both noun or adjective the origin of geno is from the greek.
The latin root genus is in math, music and biology classifying living organisms.
I didn’t do a deep etymological search, but it is more common to see a latin prefix.

I also checked Merriam-Webster, which uses the main noun classification with the greek root.

Having said that, here is a site with the writings of Lemkin…the man who invented the word.
http://www.preventgenocide.org/lemkin/

]]> By: Funky Dung http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/10/what-is-genocide/#comment-2751 Funky Dung Wed, 11 Aug 2004 05:34:54 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=916#comment-2751 I don't understand why the BBC said that "genocide" is a combination of Greek and Latin, like "television". Couldn't "geno" be from the Latin word "genus", which means the same as the Greek? I don’t understand why the BBC said that “genocide” is a combination of Greek and Latin, like “television”. Couldn’t “geno” be from the Latin word “genus”, which means the same as the Greek?

]]> By: Dan http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2004/08/10/what-is-genocide/#comment-2750 Dan Wed, 11 Aug 2004 00:48:56 +0000 http://ss75.shared.server-system.net/~benedictionblogson.com/?p=916#comment-2750 I'm reminded of a post I wrote last year, "Winds of Change", http://journeyinsidemymind.blogspot.com/2003/10/winds-of-change.html In college some colleagues of mine shared their experiences at a conference in which fellow Yugoslavians in attendance vowed that they wouldn't fight each other. This was in the early '90's as the threat of war loomed in that region. I’m reminded of a post I wrote last year, “Winds of Change”, http://journeyinsidemymind.blogspot.com/2003/10/winds-of-change.html

In college some colleagues of mine shared their experiences at a conference in which fellow Yugoslavians in attendance vowed that they wouldn’t fight each other. This was in the early ’90’s as the threat of war loomed in that region.

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