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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread 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 Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Switzerland's city of herbs? Jackie 03/03/2003 6:44 PM Re: Switzerland's city of herbs? wwh 03/03/2003 8:59 PM Re: Switzerland's city of herbs? Faldage 03/04/2003 1:06 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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