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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
On 27 Nov, 15:49, "DVH" wrote:
"Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote in message My German etymological dictionary says it derives from "riga", venetian origin, 18th century. Which would come from the Latin "regula" and ultimately from rex? Nice pages and more derivations: http://www.doge.it/regata/regata10i.htm The actual origin of the word "Regatta" has been lost. Some writers believe is stems from the Latin word "auriga" (from which the term "gara" - race - also derives) while others consider it a trasformation of the word "remicata", which is in turn from "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as the origin, from the position of the boats at the start of the race. |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
Miles Vaches wrote:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main...bowords126.xml A-Z of English words with surprising origins Not many surprises there. Flamenco meaning Fleming is unexpected. |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
"Uncle Dave" wrote in message ... On Nov 27, 11:24 am, Miles Vaches wrote: snip ad You missed one - WTF. As in "WTF has this got to do with rugby?" Oh, and you failed to include "spam". UD Actually, WTF does this have to do with *any* of these groups? |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
Hatunen wrote:
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:32:59 -0000, "Gerald Oliver Swift" wrote: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main...bowords126.xml When I set out to write a study of the history of words, I thought I had a decent grasp...... • 'The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English' by Henry Hitchings (John Murray Publishing, £16.99) is available from Telegraph Bookshop for £14.99 + £1.25 p&p. To order, call 0844 871 1515 or go to books.telegraph.co.uk The author of this (sad) piece probably never even thought to look at these two sites:- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Categor...foreign_origin http://www.krysstal.com/borrow.html Or to have posted it in alt.usage.english ... http://etymonline.com/ -- Dirk http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK http://www.theconsensus.org/ - A UK political party http://www.onetribe.me.uk/wordpress/?cat=5 - Our podcasts on weird stuff |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
"Ariadne" wrote in message ... On 27 Nov, 15:49, "DVH" wrote: "Jochen Kriegerowski" wrote in message My German etymological dictionary says it derives from "riga", venetian origin, 18th century. Which would come from the Latin "regula" and ultimately from rex? Nice pages and more derivations: http://www.doge.it/regata/regata10i.htm The actual origin of the word "Regatta" has been lost. Some writers believe is stems from the Latin word "auriga" (from which the term "gara" - race - also derives) while others consider it a trasformation of the word "remicata", which is in turn from "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as the origin, from the position of the boats at the start of the race. I feel better educated now. |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
On 27 Nov, 22:34, "DVH" wrote:
"Ariadne" wrote in message Which would come from the Latin "regula" and ultimately from rex? Nice pages and more derivations: http://www.doge.it/regata/regata10i.htm The actual origin of the word "Regatta" has been lost. Some writers believe is stems from the Latin word "auriga" (from which the term "gara" - race - also derives) while others consider it a trasformation of the word "remicata", which is in turn from "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as "remus". The third and most accepted theory is that in which the word "riga" (line) is seen as the origin, from the position of the boats at the start of the race. I feel better educated now. I just feel deprived by not owning an OED. |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
Ariadne wrote:
Part of what makes English such a beautiful language. As beautiful as English is, what makes it most amazing is that every English speaking nation has a different dialect and some have many dialects. Once on a train to London, I was in a conversation with two men from the far north of Scotland, a Cockney, an Irishman, and an Englishman from Newcastle. I kept turning to the Englishman and asking "What did he say?" It's several nations separated by a common language. Dick |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
On Nov 27, 11:41*am, didgerman wrote:
Miles Vaches wrote: On 27 Nov, 14:04, "Road_Hog" wrote: "Miles Vaches" spammed the ... Snipped a load of spam. So Bill Tong, which you are because you use the same email address any particular reason you are spamming this group under another sock puppet alias? yes, its called 'culture'....... ;-) Culture is a word derived from the Greek 'culture', meaning: to have an itchy arse. If it's Greek with an itchy arse, matua knows how to scratch it... Keegan... |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
michaelnewpoort has spoken.
"Miles Vaches" a écrit dans le message de ... On 27 Nov, 17:41, didgerman wrote: Miles Vaches wrote: On 27 Nov, 14:04, "Road_Hog" wrote: "Miles Vaches" spammed the ... Snipped a load of spam. So Bill Tong, which you are because you use the same email address any particular reason you are spamming this group under another sock puppet alias? yes, its called 'culture'....... ;-) Culture is a word derived from the Greek 'culture', meaning: to have an itchy arse. ..... 2 things Road_Hog has learnt today..... |
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A-Z of English words with surprising origins
On Thu, 27 Nov 2008 13:41:52 +0100, Giovanni Drogo
wrote: On Thu, 27 Nov 2008, Miles Vaches wrote: Regatta, from Venetian dialect, it originally signified any kind of contest. I may just repeat what I said a while ago (april 2008) in another thread on r.t.e. As a native speaker of Italian, a language where double consonants are significant, I'm always puzzled by the fact in English you write "regatta" with 2 t's, while in Italian we write "regata" with one t. The answer is quite simple: "regatta" is an English word, "regata" an Italian word. I'm not trying to be flip; ths is a very important language concept that some have a hard time accepting. -- ************* DAVE HATUNEN ) ************* * Tucson Arizona, out where the cacti grow * * My typos & mispellings are intentional copyright traps * |
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