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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread 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 Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted bombax (ie latin for cotton) of troy 09/21/2007 2:58 PM Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) zmjezhd 09/21/2007 4:42 PM Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) Faldage 09/22/2007 12:02 AM Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) zmjezhd 09/22/2007 12:13 AM Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) Jackie 09/22/2007 2:50 PM Re: bombax (ie latin for cotton) zmjezhd 09/22/2007 3:08 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 Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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