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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? #5436 08/22/2000 4:20 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Bingley Carpal Tunnel Bingley Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 3,065 Jakarta Unfortunately for your theory, Jazzoctopus, hippopotamus comes from the Greek hippos = horse and potamos = river. Hippopotamus therefore equals river horse. Quite close to the German in fact. Presumably the Ancient Egyptians knew about hippopotami before they knew about horses. Did they call horses land hippopotami? Bingley Bingley Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Max Quordlepleen 08/19/2000 10:44 AM Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? Jackie 08/19/2000 12:00 PM Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? Jazzoctopus 08/20/2000 5:41 PM Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? tsuwm 08/21/2000 2:54 AM Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? Jazzoctopus 08/21/2000 9:25 PM Re: Is this the ultimate paradox? Bingley 08/22/2000 4:20 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 Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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