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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread nepotism etymology #158028 03/30/06 12:22 AM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... WhitmanO'Neill OP Carpal Tunnel OP WhitmanO'Neill Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 4,189 Rio Grande, Cape May County, N... from the Word Detective "Bob's your uncle" discussion: >>Since the very word nepotism derives from the Italian word for nephew (from the practice of Italian popes giving preferment to nephews, a euphemism for their bastard sons)...<< I did not know that. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted nepotism etymology WhitmanO'Neill 03/30/06 12:22 AM Re: nepotism etymology Jackie 03/30/06 02:36 AM Re: nepotism etymology Father Steve 03/30/06 05:59 AM Re: nepotism etymology Jackie 03/30/06 02:04 PM Re: nepotism etymology Buffalo Shrdlu 03/30/06 02:09 PM Re: nepotism etymology Alex Williams 03/30/06 06:30 PM Re: nepotism etymology TEd Remington 03/30/06 07:19 PM Re: Cæsar Salad AnnaStrophic 03/30/06 07:52 PM Re: seize her Salad Buffalo Shrdlu 03/30/06 09:35 PM Re: Cæsar Salad TEd Remington 03/31/06 12:18 AM Re: Cæsar Salad Alex Williams 03/31/06 12:46 AM Re: nepotistic oenology zmjezhd 03/30/06 11:32 PM Chateauneuf-du-Pape Sparteye 04/02/06 02:27 AM 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,331 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 (), 824 guests, and 1 robot. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 32 A C Bowden 15 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,542 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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