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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Switzerland's city of herbs? #97483 03/03/2003 6:44 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Dr. Bill sent me a site with a long list of 5-letter words; it's aimed toward those who want to make "magic squares". http://www.psc.edu/~burkardt/wordplay/pentagram.html I don't exactly trust the authenticity, esp. after seeing that bambi is not only a first name, but a film "faun". But that's neither here nor there. I was curious about the following entry: basel - a Swiss city; tanned skin; basil . Wsieber, do you happen to know if that city was named for the herb? Or perhaps they grow a lot of it there? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Switzerland's city of herbs? #97484 03/03/2003 8:59 PM Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 Dear Jackie: The name "Basel" was derived from Roman "Basilica": "n 374 A.D. The Name of Basel (Basilia) is first mentioned by a Roman historian, Ammanius Marcellinus, on the occasion of a visit of the Emperor Valentinian I to the city." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: Switzerland's city of herbs? #97485 03/04/2003 1:06 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 As we have learned, the name of the Swiss city, Basel, is through the Latin from the Greek, basilike, from feminine of basilikos, royal. The name of the herb, basil, on the other hand, is through the Latin from the Greek basilikon from the neuter of basilikos, royal. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter 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 Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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