Leo 22: A carrier pigeon

T h e w o r d c a rri er d e s c e n d s f r o m t h e I n d o - E u r o p e a n ( IE ) r o ot k ers - 2 which means t he to run and f r om which descends words

c a r,

c a re e r,

c a rgo,

c a ri c a t u re, c a rpe n te r, c h a rge , c h a ri o t, c o n c u r, c o rri do r, c o u ri e r, c o u rs e , c u rre n t , c u rs o r, i n c u r, re c u r, a n d su c c o r. 1

T h e w o r d p i g eon de s c e n d s f r o m t h e IE r o o t p i p (p ) w hi c h m e a n s t o p e e p . I t s p a r o n y m s are

f i f e ( a s m a l l h i g h - p i t c he d f l u t e ) , p ip e , a n d p i b ro c h ( m a r t i a l m u s i c w i t h v a r i a t i o n s ; t o b e
p l a y e d b y b a g p i p e s) . 2 TH EMES : T he k e y w o r d c a r ri er h a s s e ve r a l d e f i n i t i o n s. Tw o o f t h e m c o n c e r n t h e n o t i on o f C ONV E YANCE : ( 1 ) o n e t ha t t r a n sp o r t s o r c o n v e y s a n d ( 2) a m e c ha n i s m o r d e v i c e b y w h i c h s o m e t h i n g i s c on v e y e d o r c o n d u c t e d . 3 I n t e r e s t i n g l y , a m o n g t h e m a n y d e f i n i t i on s of t h e w o r d p ip e i s o n e w i t h a s i mi la r m e a n i n g , n a me ly a t ub e u se d t o co n v e y w a t e r, g a s, o i l , o r ot h e r f l u i d su b s t a n c e s a n d t o c o n v e y b y o r a s i f b y p i p e s , e l e c t r i ca l w i r e s o r c a b l e s. 4

1 Watkins, C. (2000), The America n Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 41 2 Watkins, C. (2000), The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo European Roots, p. 67 3 http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/carrier 4 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/pipe?r=66 Starling Hunter 2011 1