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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: A board question Tromboniator #199510 04/30/2011 2:37 AM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh I assume the pan- is from Latin bread Good guess. Middle English pantrie < Old French paneterie 'bread-closet' < panetier 'pantry servant' < pan 'bread' < Latin pānis. It's marvelous how words evolve: for instance butler from bottler. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted A board question Jackie 04/28/2011 2:59 AM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/28/2011 7:29 AM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 04/28/2011 2:52 PM Re: A board question Jackie 04/29/2011 12:39 AM Re: A board question tsuwm 04/28/2011 4:06 PM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/29/2011 9:12 AM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 04/29/2011 3:04 PM Re: A board question belMarduk 04/29/2011 4:42 PM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 04/29/2011 6:10 PM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/29/2011 8:47 PM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 04/29/2011 11:00 PM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/30/2011 1:37 AM Re: A board question zmjezhd 04/30/2011 2:37 AM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/30/2011 5:35 AM Re: guys who do stuff zmjezhd 04/30/2011 11:47 AM Re: A board question Candy 04/30/2011 12:48 PM Re: A board question Tromboniator 04/30/2011 8:31 PM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 05/01/2011 12:12 AM Re: A board question LukeJavan8 04/30/2011 2:53 PM Re: A board question Jackie 04/30/2011 2:29 AM Re: A board question Buffalo Shrdlu 04/30/2011 1:49 AM 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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