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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: squalid #114906 11/03/2003 6:56 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta According to Lewis and Short, there are two Latin words squalus, one with a long a and the other with a short a. The long a'd squalus is related to squalidus = squalid. The short a'd squalus is the name of some sort of seafish (dunno if it's the dogfish or not). Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted squalid wwh 11/02/2003 2:04 PM Re: squalid Bingley 11/03/2003 6:56 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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