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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread bombax (ie latin for cotton) #170121 09/21/2007 2:58 PM Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park of troy Carpal Tunnel of troy Carpal Tunnel Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 5,400 rego park Is presumable related to book, and to tree. the german for cotton is tree wool. cotton was imported from china and was a luxury fiber till? (i don't know when!) it still was a luxury fiber as late as 1860! my other obsession Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) of troy #170122 09/21/2007 4:42 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Latin bombyx, bombycis, 'silkworm; silk; silk garment'; Medieval Latin bombax 'cotton' is a variant of bombyx. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) zmjezhd #170125 09/22/2007 12:02 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Book is from OE boc, nom pl. bec pronounced [baych]. This is from the PIE root bhago- which also gives us beech, the tree. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) Faldage #170126 09/22/2007 12:13 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Since we're on it: tree, true, trust, druid, and obdurate, amongst a host of others, are from PIE *deru- 'tree'. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) zmjezhd #170133 09/22/2007 2:50 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Cool! 10. druid, from Latin druides, druids, probably from Celtic compound *dru-wid-, “strong seer” (From zmjezhd's link above.) tree, true, trust, druid, and obdurate, amongst a host of others, are from PIE *deru- 'tree'. Ooh--and enduring? Trees sure are. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) Jackie #170136 09/22/2007 3:08 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Ooh--and enduring? Trees sure are. Yes, both from Latin durus 'hard' which the wood of oaks is. Ceci n'est pas un seing. 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 Website 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 Website 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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