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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: bat #121873 02/01/2004 11:22 PM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Hmm. Not sure why the root bat- would be posited for manta ray or our flying mouse. A-H suggests that bat comes from ME bakke of Scandinavian origin. Manta comes from Spanish manto and may derive from L mantum 'lcoak, overcoat'. And ray is from L raja. Just not sure. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bat wwh 02/01/2004 11:04 PM Re: bat Buffalo Shrdlu 02/01/2004 11:09 PM Re: bat jheem 02/01/2004 11:22 PM Re: bat wwh 02/01/2004 11:33 PM You want fries with your hot links, Dr. Bill? consuelo 02/01/2004 11:42 PM Re: batis jheem 02/02/2004 12:35 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,288 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 21 A C Bowden 9 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,140 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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