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#2175 - 05/11/00 06:05 AM intelligentsia
Cognito stranger Registered: 05/11/00 Posts: 2	An interesting etymology: "intelligentsia" was borrowed from Russian, which in turn borrowed it from Latin -> French. Obviously, English is much closer to Latin than any Slavic language. (I understand though that intelligentsia originally described a specific Russian elite class and therefore conveys the intended meaning more clearly...) So, here is my question: How do you call words that are re-borrowed or double-borrowed? Anybody knows other examples? P.S. As a non-native speaker, I learned more English words reading the board posts here than through reading newspapers and stuff... Thanks a lot!!!
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#2176 - 05/11/00 10:49 AM Re: intelligentsia
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Can't think of the word you're looking for, but check out the l-o-n-g etymology of the following! A(nu)mazing! Date: Thu Apr 13 00:05:14 EDT 2000 Subject: A.Word.A.Day--janissary X-Bonus: A man does not have to be an angel in order to be saint. -Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) janissary (JAN-i-ser-ee) also janizary (-ZER-ee) noun 1. A member of a group of elite, highly loyal supporters. 2. A soldier in an elite Turkish guard organized in the 14th century and abolished in 1826. [French janissaire, from Old French jehanicere, from Old Italian giannizero,from Ottoman Turkish yani cheri, new army : yani, new + cheri, special troops (from Middle Persian cherih, bravery, victory, from cher, brave, victorious, from Avestan chairya-, vigorous, brave).]
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