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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: element -ary.... #81822 09/27/2002 10:23 AM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Bean old hand Bean old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,156 Atomica give the plumb derivation the other way around: the word "plumb" as in vertical coming from the Latin for lead (plumbum), used to determine vertical-ness. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted element -ary.... of troy 09/26/2002 4:01 PM Re: element -ary.... Bean 09/26/2002 4:08 PM Re: element -ary.... wofahulicodoc 09/26/2002 8:36 PM Re: element -ary.... Faldage 09/26/2002 11:36 PM Re: element -ary.... Bean 09/27/2002 10:23 AM Cassiterides FishonaBike 09/26/2002 10:19 PM Re: Oliver Sacks jmh 09/27/2002 7:10 AM Re: Oliver Sacks of troy 09/27/2002 11:54 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,273 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 24 A C Bowden 6 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 JerryC 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,131 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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