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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Virga #166343 03/01/2007 12:41 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Hey--I hadn't thought of that, but now I (think I) know why that med. is so named: (Bolding added.) [From Latin virga (rod, streak).] Thus virile, too, I guess; man, I wish I had taken Latin! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Virga ParkinT 02/28/2007 9:22 PM Re: Virga Jackie 03/01/2007 12:41 PM Re: Virga AnnaStrophic 03/01/2007 1:41 PM Re: Virga Buffalo Shrdlu 03/01/2007 1:49 PM Re: uis uirgae zmjezhd 03/01/2007 2:17 PM More Virile ParkinT 03/01/2007 7:40 PM Re: More Virile Alex Williams 03/01/2007 8:55 PM Re: More Virile Jackie 03/02/2007 1:02 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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