GRGR 1,2 oddments

[Dave Monroe]

I would defer of course to the venerable OED, but ...

pixel
1969, coined to describe the photographic elements of
a television image, from pix (1932 abbreviation of
pictures, coined by "Variety" headline writers) +
el(ement).

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?l=p&p=18

SYLLABICATION:	pix·i·lat·ed
PRONUNCIATION:	pks-ltd
VARIANT FORMS:	or pix·il·lat·ed
ADJECTIVE:	1. Behaving as if mentally unbalanced; very
eccentric. 2. Whimsical; prankish. 3. Slang
Intoxicated; drunk.
ETYMOLOGY:	From pixie.
OTHER FORMS:	pixi·lation —NOUN

http://www.bartleby.com/61/3/P0340300.html

Main Entry: pix·ie
Variant(s): or pixy /'pik-sE/
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural pix·ies
Etymology: origin unknown
: FAIRY; specifically : a cheerful mischievous sprite
- pix·ie·ish /-sE-ish/ adjective

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=pixie

I'm all for noticing, investigating such resonances,
but ... well, common usage is hardly a prerequisite
for Pynchonian usage, so ...

--- Will Layman <WillLayman at comcast.net> wrote:

> I believe the word "pixel" was in common use in the
> '60s in reference to the dots of light on a TV
> screen.


	
		
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