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OP Todays word "parsimonious" is a really beautiful word for a not so beautiful quality. It made me think of persimmons. When I looked for links there appeared to be none whatsoever but the etymology looked so nice and exotic that I felt like sharing.
persimmon
1610s, from Powhatan (Algonquian) pasimenan "fruit dried artificially," from pasimeneu "he dries fruit," containing proto-Algonquian */-min-/ "fruit, berry."
I suppose that's an American Indian language?
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