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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bat #121873 02/01/04 11:22 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem veteran jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Hmm. Not sure why the root bat- would be posited for manta ray or our flying mouse. A-H suggests that bat comes from ME bakke of Scandinavian origin. Manta comes from Spanish manto and may derive from L mantum 'lcoak, overcoat'. And ray is from L raja. Just not sure. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bat wwh 02/01/04 11:04 PM Re: bat Buffalo Shrdlu 02/01/04 11:09 PM Re: bat jheem 02/01/04 11:22 PM Re: bat wwh 02/01/04 11:33 PM You want fries with your hot links, Dr. Bill? consuelo 02/01/04 11:42 PM Re: batis jheem 02/02/04 12:35 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,412 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 927 guests, and 4 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 26 LukeJavan8 4 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,583 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,922 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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