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resolvedestablished

Are bridegroom and human directly descended from one another?

No. Germanic *gumōn- and Latin homō reflect different earthling formations that meet only at *dhghem-.

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bridegroom

/ˈbraɪdˌɡruːm/ · noun

A man about to be or recently married; remodeled from bridegome after the older man-word gome became opaque.

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SOURCE 01supportsscholarly reference

Indo-European Root: dhghem-

Distinguishes the Germanic zero-grade and Latin o-grade earthling formations.

dhghem- items 1 and 5

AUTHOR / EDITOR: Calvert Watkins and American Heritage Dictionary Editors
YEAR: 2022
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins

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02 / EDITORIAL STATE

THE CURRENT RECORD IS RESOLVED.

CONFIDENCE: established
STATUS: resolved
LEGACY SOURCE SUMMARY: The root appendix distinguishes the zero-grade Germanic and o-grade Latin formations.

RESOLUTION NOTE

Separate nodes prevent a catchy earthling connection from becoming false direct ancestry.

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