rolig
Qroqqa, you're right, of course: the word is ill-formed by traditional standards. But then so are television, heterosexual, and a host of other words. I suppose this is evidence that the element -archy has become, or is becoming, a widely productive suffix, regardless of the etymology of the word it joins to, similar to what happened with -ology decades ago.
May 27, 2011
qroqqa
Plus archy, Latin for . . . oh, wait. So it'd be a paedarchy or tecnarchy then.
May 27, 2011
roligpuer is Latin for "boy"; hence, puerile.
May 26, 2011
frogapplause
What is the origin for puer? Meaning?
May 26, 2011
erinmckean
"Because the world we live in is not just a patriarchy; it's a puerarchy—what gets focused on in the culture is defined by boys and young men." Interviewwith Paula Smith
May 26, 2011
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dontcry Young Boys Club? May 31, 2011
Prolagus I have a list for such words! (only "officially accepted" words though) May 27, 2011
rolig Qroqqa, you're right, of course: the word is ill-formed by traditional standards. But then so are television, heterosexual, and a host of other words. I suppose this is evidence that the element -archy has become, or is becoming, a widely productive suffix, regardless of the etymology of the word it joins to, similar to what happened with -ology decades ago. May 27, 2011
qroqqa Plus archy, Latin for . . . oh, wait. So it'd be a paedarchy or tecnarchy then. May 27, 2011
frogapplause Thanks, rolig! May 26, 2011
rolig puer is Latin for "boy"; hence, puerile. May 26, 2011
frogapplause What is the origin for puer? Meaning? May 26, 2011
erinmckean "Because the world we live in is not just a patriarchy; it's a puerarchy—what gets focused on in the culture is defined by boys and young men." Interviewwith Paula Smith May 26, 2011