Occam's Razor: WAS A Germanicist Revolts WAS Re: Latin in Harry Potter

[porphyria_ash]

No: HPFGUIDX 42640

I'd just like to remind everyone that Avada Kedavra derives from the 
*Aramaic.* (Speaking of giving other language families their due.) I 
shall quote from Steve's invaluable lexicon:

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Avada Kedavra
Aramaic: "adhadda kedhabhra" - "let the thing be destroyed".  
NOTE: Abracadabra is a cabbalistic charm in Judaic mythology that is 
supposed to bring healing powers. One of its sources is believed to 
be from Aramaic avada kedavra, another is the Phoenician alphabet (a-
bra-ca-dabra).  
>>

http://www.i2k.com/~svderark/lexicon/spells_a.html#avada%20kedavra 

~Porphyria, who is still smarting from her disappointment in 
discovering that the Latin "severus" is not related to the English 
verb "to sever"