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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread origin of cohobate #186611 08/25/2009 4:50 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass W3 suggests that cohobate (basically to re-distill in old Chem.) stems from Latin cohobare, perh. from Arabic ka"aba, to repeat an action] Bingley writes to ask, "Is the proposed Arabic etymon the same word as the Ka'aba in Mecca?" it sure looks like it; but I defer to zmj on Q's like this.. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted origin of cohobate tsuwm 08/25/2009 4:50 AM Re: origin of cohobate zmjezhd 08/25/2009 12:41 PM 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

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