Re: my conlang: anyone interested?

Carsten Becker scripsit:

> If someone knows a good
> online ethymologic dictionary (preferably an English one),
This is of general interest, so I'll mention it.  The American Heritage
Dictionary is online in full at bartleby.com.  I find the easiest way
to search it is with Google: enter

        ladder "American Heritage"

into Google's search box, and the AHD entry for "ladder" will be first on
the list.

Near the bottom of the page is a reference to "Appendix I", which is a
list of PIE roots, and a hotlink, in this case to the root klei-.   Clicking
on that will show other English words derived from this root, both native
words and borrowings.

The contents page for the AHD is at http://www.bartleby.com/61/ .
The index page for the PIE roots is at
http://www.bartleby.com/61/21/L0012100.html .

There are, of course, errors and doubtful points: AHD is not gospel.

> By the way, what is an "MO"?
"Modus operandi" = "method of operation".  American police jargon, made
familiar by television.

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