Re: para-genetic

[Margaret Stokes <milamba@optushome.com.au>]

Interestingly most words that we use today were "made up" by someone once 
upon a time... if you substitute minerals for genetics, it's surprisingly 
descriptive.  This is how language evolves. Isn't it wonderful that we can 
credit Niven and other Sinclair's with such a great descriptive new word 
for genealogy.

At 11:24 AM 22/05/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >paragenetic is listed in the Merriam-Webster dictionary as the adjectival
> >form of paragenesis.
>
>And paragenesis is defined as
>  the formation of minerals in contact in such a manner as to affect one
>  another's development
>
>My point was and remains that the use of paragenetic in the context of
>genealogy is unusual and not common.
>
>John
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