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OP Found this on another forum I frequent - 'cretin' is cognate with 'Christian'! I kid you not. Now if that isn't unusual etymology, I don't know what is. I quote from my friend's post:
"Cretin" derives from the French which derives from the Latin Christianus a word loosely defined as someone who's stairs don't go all the way to the top. Christianus, of course, is related to the Greek XRISTOS, "annointed one", a translation of the Hebrew MASHIACH (commonly rendered in English as "messiah").
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Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Strange bedfellows shanks 12/07/03 05:39 PM Re: Strange bedfellows wwh 12/07/03 06:05 PM Re: Strange bedfellows Capfka 12/08/03 05:45 PM
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