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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