Re: New to list. Word derivation

[Robin Turner <robin@bilkent.edu.tr>]

"Michael D. Edwards" wrote:

> Hello,
> I am new to the Lojban list. I am curious of getting a detailed
> =
> explanation of how it was that Lojban formed its words from
> source =
> languages? Does anyone know? (please no generalities..like =
> "algorithems"..etc...but in detail)

Have a look at Chapter 4 of the reference grammar, at
http://www.lojban.org/files/reference-grammar/chap4.html

For more detail, see the files at
http://www.lojban.org/files/roadmap.html#etymology

co'o mi'e robin.