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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bat #121871 02/01/2004 11:04 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 In the roots site, I saw "bat-" as root for manta ray,sting ray,etc. The shape of a bat and the shape of a ray are a bit similar. So I tried to look up etymology of "bat" and got "Not Found". But I found a site with the name for "bat" in a couple dozen languages. I think many members will find it interesting.It is much to long to post in toto. http://66.218.71.225/search/cache?p=etymology+bat&ei=UTF-8&cop=mss&url=CkuooynnpuIJ:momiji.arts-dlll.yorku.ca/johnd/Aca/bats.rtf Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bat #121872 02/01/2004 11:09 PM Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Buffalo Shrdlu Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,210 Vermont a flitch of bacon... formerly known as etaoin... Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Re: bat #121874 02/01/2004 11:33 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear jheem: here the URL: http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zool250/Roots/roots.A-C.htm baccatus- berried baena- walking balan- acorn barb- beard basi- at the bottom bat(is) skate, ray I couldn't remember "skate" and stupidly substituted "manta" Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter You want fries with your hot links, Dr. Bill? #121875 02/01/2004 11:42 PM Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean consuelo Carpal Tunnel consuelo Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,636 Caribbean http://66.218.71.225/search/cache?p=etymology+bat&ei=UTF-8&cop=mss&url=CkuooynnpuIJ:momiji.arts-dlll.yorku.ca/johnd/Aca/bats.rtf http://www.biology.ualberta.ca/courses.hp/zool250/Roots/roots.A-C.htm Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: batis #121876 02/02/2004 12:35 AM Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California jheem veteran jheem veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California Oh, I see. Greek batis is a kind of fish or possibly a ray or skate. Nice to know. I worked at a software company that had a large artifical pond around which its buildings were placed. There were rays in it (it was connected to a slough and to San Francisco Bay). They were beautiful creatures, skating along the surface and dipping the tips of their wings out into the air. A little under a meter across: black on top and white on the bottom. For a couple of months there was also a small seal in the pond. Really the only pleasant memories of that job. 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. (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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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