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BTW: I originally named this the Leaf Change moon, but saw that the Ojibway call it the Falling Leaves moon. I liked that better.<\/p>\n

Kate had an appointment with her rheumatologist this morning. As I often do, I wondered about the rheum part of this word. So, from my favorite online etymology dictionary<\/a>:<\/p>\n

rheum (n.)<\/a> \"Look<\/a>“mucous discharge,” late 14c., from Old French reume<\/span> “a cold” (13c., Modern\"You<\/a> French rhume<\/span>), from Latin rheuma<\/span>, from Greek rheuma<\/span> “discharge from the body, flux; a stream, current, flood, a flowing,” literally “that which flows,” from rhein<\/span> “to flow,” from PIE root *sreu-<\/span> “to flow” (cognates: Sanskrit sravati<\/span> “flows,” srotah<\/span> “stream;” Avestan thraotah-<\/span> “stream, river,” Old Persian rauta<\/span> “river;” Greek rheos<\/span> “a flowing, stream,” rhythmos<\/span> “rhythm,” rhytos<\/span> “fluid, liquid;” Old Irish sruaim<\/span>, Irish sruth<\/span>“stream, river;” Welsh ffrwd<\/span> “stream;” Old Norse straumr<\/span>, Old English stream<\/span>, Old High German strom<\/span> (second element in maelstrom<\/a>); Lettish strauma<\/span> “stream, river;” Lithuanian sraveti<\/span> “to trickle, ooze;” Old Church Slavonic struja<\/span> “river,” o-strovu<\/span> “island,” literally “that which is surrounded by a river;” Polish strumie\u0144<\/span> “brook”).<\/p>\n

(this stream really flows if you click on it.)<\/p>\n

Notice in there that rhein meant “to flow.” So, if your child wants to grow up to be a rheumatologist, tell them to start paying attention to discharges from the body as well as rivers, streams, floods, even rhythm, anything that flows. If it’s got a good beat, you can code to it. (medical humor)<\/p>\n

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