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Topic Options #70568 - 05/19/02 01:20 PM challenge wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Can anyone find the etymology of this: Cabotage Working closely with shipping lines, leasing companies and general container dealers we have repositioned over 30,000 cabotage containers since 1984 to most areas of Southern Africa. We pride ourselves in being one of the oldest (if not the oldest) existing cabateur in the country. We have utilized the services of practically every transporter in South Africa at some stage or other to reposition containers at their request. We have the fantastic record to date of having completed all such repositions without the loss of a single unit. So if you need containers repositioned fast and efficiently look no further than Freight Tainer. Top #70569 - 07/07/02 07:50 PM Re: challenge Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 Webster's Unabridged says: cabotage (KAB e taj; Fr ka bo TAZH). n. 1. navigation or trade along the coast. 2. Aeron. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders. [< F, deriv. of caboter to; see -age] Top #70570 - 07/08/02 07:20 AM Re: challenge Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/24/02 Posts: 7184 Loc: Vermont from M-W: Main Entry: cab.o.tage Pronunciation: 'ka-b&-"täzh Function: noun Etymology: French, from caboter to sail along the coast Date: 1831 1 : trade or transport in coastal waters or airspace or between two points within a country 2 : the right to engage in cabotage _________________________ formerly known as etaoin... Top #70571 - 07/08/02 11:45 AM Re: challenge wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 So I wonder if the explorer John Cabot, ancestor of famous Boston family, got his name from this word. He was Italian, but perhaps there is a similar Italian word. Top #70572 - 07/09/02 02:45 AM Re: challenge pgrew stranger Registered: 05/20/00 Posts: 8 Loc: Milan, Italy I can confirm that Italian has a similar word. The expression is part of the koiné vocabulary of Mediterranean sailing and is originally rooted in the Portuguese word for "cape" (as in promontory). I suspect the name is merely a coincidence. ciao, - ph Top #70573 - 07/10/02 06:09 AM Re: challenge dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk check this out http://www.mctf.com/ http://www.dot.gov/ost/ogc/subject/faqs/international/airlineCabotage.html http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/land/english/lt_4_en.html land sea and air Top #70574 - 07/10/02 06:16 AM Re: challenge belligerentyouth old hand Registered: 12/20/00 Posts: 1055 Loc: Berlin Nice links, mate. Shows how quickly a word's meaning can be abstracted. The word reminds me of sabotage (Fr: saboter). I've got one for you now, dodgyskin: http://qwer.org - you might wan't to use this site if your link is any longer than about 40-50 characters. Goodonya squire! Top #70575 - 07/10/02 08:07 AM Re: challenge dodyskin addict Registered: 04/24/02 Posts: 475 Loc: manchester uk very useful thank you me old son Top Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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 consolidated into a single forum above) ------   Words from medicine   Beheading words   Meta-words   Words from classical mythology   Animal Safari   Words with unusual etymologies   Eponyms or words derived from people's names.   Loanwords from German   English as a global language Moderator:  Jackie  Print Topic Switch to Threaded Mode View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM Add to your Watched Users View posts View profile Send a PM View homepage Add to your Watched Users View posts Forum Stats 8424 Members 16 Forums 13686 Topics 209774 Posts Max Online: 3341 @ 12/09/11 02:15 PM Newest Members teepee, smoothcriminal86, janbra, junebug, Stephen A 8423 Registered Users Who's Online 0 registered (), 24 Guests and 1 Spider online. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters (30 Days) LukeJavan8 88 jenny jenny 62 wofahulicodoc 54 endymion6 47 Rhubarb Commando 35 BranShea 34 Buffalo Shrdlu 16 zmjezhd 13 Jackie 12 Faldage 12 May Su M Tu W Th F Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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