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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread an appetite for competition #228437 07/18/2018 12:30 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Hi everyone. Long time, no see. Work and parenthood keeping me busy these days! Anyway, I got to wondering about the etymology of compete. I knew that the com- part at the beginning is from the Latin for with, but what about the --pete? Turns out this comes from the Latin verb petere -- which is variously defined as to ask, to seek, or to beg or beseech. And it turns out that there are many common English words whose etymology traces back to petere, including: appetite impetigo centrepital impetus petition petulant repeat impetuous And I even learned a new [to me] word, appetence 1. intense desire; strong natural craving; appetite. 2. instinctive inclination or natural tendency. 3. material or chemical attraction or affinity. There is even a "app" -- no pun intended -- called Appetence, which is a "slow dating" service for singles. I am not entirely sure what "slow dating" is but my best guess it is either an activity for singles who do not wish to hop into bed together on the first date, or else it is intended to help dim witted people find mates. I myself have no use for such an app, ensconced as I am in matrimony, which is the slowest dating of all. Ciao. Last edited by Alex Williams; 07/18/2018 12:35 PM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition Alex Williams #228441 07/18/2018 5:06 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Yeah, Ciao. ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition LukeJavan8 #228450 07/20/2018 1:21 PM Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,072 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 11,072 Likes: 2 Worcester, MA Hey Alex ! I wonder whether "petard" might share the same root. Certainly petition does. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition wofahulicodoc #228456 07/23/2018 12:28 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Alex Williams Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,819 Spam Factory Originally Posted by wofahulicodoc Hey Alex ! I wonder whether "petard" might share the same root. Certainly petition does. Apparently "petard" owes its origin to the Latin word for "to fart," of all things. https://www.etymonline.com/word/petard petard (n.) 1590s, "small bomb used to blow in doors and breach walls," from French pétard (late 16c.), from Middle French péter "break wind," from Old French pet "a fart," from Latin peditum, noun use of neuter past participle of pedere "to break wind," from PIE root *pezd- "to fart" (see feisty). Surviving in phrase hoist with one's own petard (or some variant) "blown up with one's own bomb," which is ultimately from Shakespeare (1605): Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition Alex Williams #228457 07/23/2018 4:23 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water Well, that was unexpected ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition Alex Williams #228795 11/14/2018 2:23 PM Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1 Vidince stranger Vidince stranger Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1 Great, now I'll go all day saying I just "petarded." haha These mig welders saved me many times now Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: an appetite for competition Alex Williams #228796 11/14/2018 4:21 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,971 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water All Day??? 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