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Taurus 25: A large well-kept public park
Th e w o r d large descends from the Old
Fr e nc h large "broad, wide," from
La t i n largus which means "abundant ,
c o pi o u s , p l ent i f u l , l i b er a l . ”1
The word well in the hyphenated
c o m po u nd “w el l -kept ” m eans “ i n a g o o d o r
proper manner .” 2 I t descends from the
I nd o -E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t wel-2 which means
“ t o w i s h , w i l l . ” 3 I t s p a r o ny m s i nc l u d e benevolent , gallop , gallant ,
malevolent , voli t ion , voluntary , voluptuous , wallop , weal , wealth , a nd
two sense of will — ( 1 ) t h e m e nt a l f a c u l t y by w h i c h o ne d e l i be r a t e l y
c h o o s e s o r d e c i d e s u p o n a c o u r s e o f a c t i o n a nd ( 2 ) t h e a u x i l i a r y v e r b
indicat ing s imple futuri ty , the l ikel ihood of uncertainty , wi l l ingness ,
i nt e nt i o n , c u s t o m a r y o r h a bi t u a l a c t i o n , c a p a c i t y o r a bi l i t y , a nd
probabi l i ty or expectat ion. 4
The word kept d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e O l d E ng l i s h cepan which means “to
o b s er v e , s e i ze . ”5
The word public descends from the Lat in populous w h i c h m eans “peo pl e . ” 6 According to the Online Etymology Dictionary ,
the word park d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e O l d Fr e nc h parc and ult imately from
W e s t G e r m a ni c parruk m e a ni ng " e nc l o s e d t r a c t o f l a nd . " 7
THEMES: The f irst theme concerns what is PUBLIC. First there is the
keyword public. Secondly , o ne o f t h e d e f i ni t i o ns o f park i s “ i n a t o w n, an
o p e n p u bl i c a r e a w i t h g r a s s a nd t r e e s , o f t e n w i t h s p o r t s f i e l d s o r p l a c e s
f o r c h i l d r e n t o p l a y ” 8 o r to “an area of land set aside fo r publ ic use . ” 9
1 h t t p : / / w w w . e t y m o n l i n e . c o m / i n d e x . p h p ? t e r m = l a r g e 2 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l _ 2 3 W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p . 9 7 4 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w i l l 5 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / k e e p 6 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p u b l i c 7 h t t p : / / w w w . e t y m o n l i n e . c o m / i n d e x . p h p ? t e r m = p a r k 8
h t t p : / / w w w . m a c m i l l a n d i c t i o n a r y . c o m / d i c t i o n a r y / a m e r i c a n / p a r k # p a r k _ 49
h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p a r k
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A s e c o nd t h e m e c o nc e r ns VA LLE YS . A no t h e r d e f i n i t i o n o f a park “a
broad, fair ly level valley be t w e e n m o u nt a i n r a ng e s . ” 10 Further recal l that
there is a second sense of the well that refers to “a deep hole or shaft
s u nk i nt o t h e e a r t h t o obtain water , oi l , gas , br ine” or “an abundant
source.” 11 Th i s s e ns e d e s c e nd s f r o m t h e I E r o o t wel-2 which means “to
t u r n , r o l l” 12 and one of i ts paronyms is valley . O ne o f t h e m a ny
def ini t ions of valley i nc l u d es “an e l o ng at ed l o w l a nd be t w e e n r a ng e s o f
mountains , h i l ls , or other uplands, of ten having a r iver or stream
r u nni ng a l o ng t h e b o t t o m . ” 13
A t h i r d t h e m e c o nc e r ns SPACE . O ne o f t h e d e f i ni t i o ns o f t h e s e c o nd
s e ns e o f well i s a n “open space extending vert ical ly through the f loors of
a b u i l d i ng . ” 14 One of the synonyms of the keyword large i s the adject ive
s p a c i o u s . F i na l l y , i n t h e Uni t e d S t a t e s , a park i s c o ns i d e r e d t o be p a r t o f
w h at t er m ed “ public s pac e” , i . e .
A public space is a social space such as a town square that is open and accessible to all,
regardless of gender, race, ethnicity, age or socio-economic level. One of the earliestexamples of public spaces are commons. Most streets, including the pavement, are
considered public space, as are town squares or parks. Government buildings which are
open to the public, such as public libraries are public space.15
10 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / p a r k
11 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l 12 W a t k i n s , C . ( 2 0 0 0 ) , T h e A m e r i c a n H e r i t a g e D i c t i o n a r y o f I n d o E u r o p e a n R o o t s , p p . 9 7 - 8
13 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / v a l l e y 14 h t t p : / / e d u c a t i o n . y a h o o . c o m / r e f e r e n c e / d i c t i o n a r y / e n t r y / w e l l 15 h t t p : / / e n . w i k i p e d i a . o r g / w i k i / P u b l i c _ s p a c e