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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: the root of the problem #92386 01/19/03 01:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 the association of board = calculation-device AHD seems to suggest that the calculation board and the general meaning came into Latin together and the specific meaning of the slab at the top of an architectural column was a derived meaning from the general meaning. They put it back through the Greek abax meaning slab, mathematical table, drawing board covered with dust and originally from the Hebrew 'abhaq, dust. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted ecce wwh 01/17/03 03:09 PM Re: echo wwh 01/17/03 03:11 PM Re: cadre wwh 01/17/03 03:14 PM Re: ecdysone wwh 01/17/03 03:17 PM Re: echinacea wwh 01/17/03 03:21 PM Re: rhizome wwh 01/17/03 03:25 PM Re: echinus wwh 01/17/03 03:28 PM Re: echinus wofahulicodoc 01/17/03 04:08 PM Re: echinus wwh 01/17/03 05:45 PM Re: abacus Faldage 01/17/03 05:57 PM Re: abacus wwh 01/17/03 07:07 PM just to muddy the waters... wofahulicodoc 01/17/03 09:59 PM Re: scooping out some mud Faldage 01/17/03 10:20 PM Re: scooping out some mud wwh 01/17/03 10:53 PM the root of the problem wofahulicodoc 01/18/03 02:26 AM Re: the root of the problem Faldage 01/18/03 11:09 PM Re: the root of the problem wofahulicodoc 01/19/03 12:04 AM Re: the root of the problem Faldage 01/19/03 01:03 PM Re: echoppe wwh 01/17/03 03:39 PM Re: echopraxia, echolalia wwh 01/17/03 03:43 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 Posts229,371 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 1 members (A C Bowden), 765 guests, and 3 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 24 LukeJavan8 3 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 10,561 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,919 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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