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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread challenge #70568 05/19/2002 5:20 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Can anyone find the etymology of this: Cabotage Working closely with shipping lines, leasing companies and general container dealers we have repositioned over 30,000 cabotage containers since 1984 to most areas of Southern Africa. We pride ourselves in being one of the oldest (if not the oldest) existing cabateur in the country. We have utilized the services of practically every transporter in South Africa at some stage or other to reposition containers at their request. We have the fantastic record to date of having completed all such repositions without the loss of a single unit. So if you need containers repositioned fast and efficiently look no further than Freight Tainer. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70569 07/07/2002 11:50 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Webster's Unabridged says: cabotage (KAB e taj; Fr ka bo TAZH). n. 1. navigation or trade along the coast. 2. Aeron. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders. [< F, deriv. of caboter to; see -age] Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70570 07/08/2002 11:20 AM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont from M-W: Main Entry: cab.o.tage Pronunciation: 'ka-b&-"täzh Function: noun Etymology: French, from caboter to sail along the coast Date: 1831 1 : trade or transport in coastal waters or airspace or between two points within a country 2 : the right to engage in cabotage formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70571 07/08/2002 3:45 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 So I wonder if the explorer John Cabot, ancestor of famous Boston family, got his name from this word. He was Italian, but perhaps there is a similar Italian word. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70572 07/09/2002 6:45 AM Joined: May 2000 Posts: 8 Milan, Italy pgrew stranger pgrew stranger Joined: May 2000 Posts: 8 Milan, Italy I can confirm that Italian has a similar word. The expression is part of the koiné vocabulary of Mediterranean sailing and is originally rooted in the Portuguese word for "cape" (as in promontory). I suspect the name is merely a coincidence. ciao, - ph Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70573 07/10/2002 10:09 AM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk dodyskin addict dodyskin addict Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk check this out http://www.mctf.com/ http://www.dot.gov/ost/ogc/subject/faqs/international/airlineCabotage.html http://europa.eu.int/comm/transport/themes/land/english/lt_4_en.html land sea and air Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70574 07/10/2002 10:16 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin belligerentyouth old hand belligerentyouth old hand Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 1,055 Berlin Nice links, mate. Shows how quickly a word's meaning can be abstracted. The word reminds me of sabotage (Fr: saboter). I've got one for you now, dodgyskin: http://qwer.org - you might wan't to use this site if your link is any longer than about 40-50 characters. Goodonya squire! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: challenge #70575 07/10/2002 12:07 PM Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk dodyskin addict dodyskin addict Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 475 manchester uk very useful thank you me old son Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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. 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