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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread the barbicans of paradise #123944 02/26/04 06:42 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California J jheem OP veteran OP jheem veteran J Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Two words that ultimately are Old Persian in origin: (1) barbican 'a tower or fortification' from French from Persian barbârkhân from barbâr 'guard' (from Old Persian parivâraka, cf. wer- 'to cover') plus khân 'house'; (2) paradise (originally an enclosed garden) from Avestan pairidaêza (pairi- 'around' + daêza 'wall' cf. English dough and Latin fingo 'to paint'). See http://www.bartleby.com/61/74/P0057400.html Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted the barbicans of paradise jheem 02/26/04 06:42 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise Bingley 02/27/04 04:58 AM Re: the barbicans of paradise maahey 02/27/04 05:31 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise jheem 02/27/04 05:50 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise maahey 02/27/04 06:36 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise jheem 02/27/04 06:58 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise maahey 02/27/04 07:08 PM Re: the barbicans of paradise maahey 02/27/04 05:43 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,338 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 (), 651 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 34 A C Bowden 19 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,544 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,917 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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