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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread 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 Share Post on Reddit 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,322 Members9,209 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery 9,209 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 12 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,165 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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