«
»

A Sighting

The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus.

The word gnome is derived from the New Latin gnomus.

It is often claimed to descend from the Greek γνώσις (gnosis), meaning knowledge.

It more likely comes from genomos (earth-dweller), in which case the omission of e is, as the OED calls it, a blunder.

It more likely comes from genomos (earth-dweller), in which case the omission of e is, as the OED calls it, a blunder.

Paracelsus includes gnomes in his list of elementals, as earth elementals. He describes them as two spans high, and very taciturn.

Click for full-size.

Click for full-size.

Tags: , , ,

This entry was posted on Wednesday, May 20th, 2009 at 11:06 pm and is filed under Portfolio. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “A Sighting”

  1. Spryglet Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 6:27 am

    Mike,
    I’m in awe of the creative output! You’ve got some nice things happening. Definitely keep ‘em coming!
    -S
    PS: Thanks for clearing up the whole “gnome” thing!

  2. hellolittlewombat Says:
    May 21st, 2009 at 8:14 am

    Oh, I love the gnomes! So fun. The colors feel so light and dreamy. Maybe even a little ghosty.

Leave a Reply

Note: If you send me a comment & it doesn't appear right away, fear not! My website may have held it for moderation. Don't worry it'll show up the same day :)