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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Parimutuel #26494 04/17/2001 6:28 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Webster's Unabridged suggests the answer: Parimutuel is directly from the French, pari mutuel, meaning "mutual stake," whilst "mutual" is indirectly derived from the French, mutuel, through the Middle English "mutuall." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Horse racing Bobyoungbalt 04/12/2001 6:47 PM Re: Horse racing Scribbler 04/12/2001 10:24 PM Re: Horse racing Bobyoungbalt 04/13/2001 3:27 PM Parimutuel Sparteye 04/17/2001 6:28 PM Re: Horse racing Max Quordlepleen 04/12/2001 10:31 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

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