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Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 > Topic Options #122274 - 02/16/04 10:22 AM Re: bibliopole Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 I think oligopoly is the only one that onelook has to offer where the -poly is from the root in question. Top #122275 - 02/16/04 10:34 AM Re: pimply jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California Bill's coinage inspired me. I took two Greek words for 'brothel-keeper', pornoboskos 'herder of whores' and pornotrophos 'rearer of whores' and came up with pornoboscan and pornotrophic as adjectives meaning pimpish. Top #122276 - 02/22/04 06:53 PM I want a recount Sparteye Pooh-Bah Registered: 01/05/01 Posts: 1773 Oligopoly, for one Wouldn't that be: oligopoly, for several? Top #122277 - 02/23/04 09:45 AM Re: I want a recount Fiberbabe old hand Registered: 01/12/01 Posts: 771 Loc: Portland, Oregon Top #122278 - 02/23/04 10:39 AM Re: I want a recount wwh Carpal Tunnel Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 13858 Dear jheem: your "pornoboskos" made me wonder about the etymology of "boss", the guy who gives you orders. I didn't find a good site. Here's an old one: To ornament with bosses; to stud. Origin: OE. Bocen, fr. OF. Bocier. See the preceding word. Origin: OE. Boce, bose, boche, OF. Boce, boche, bosse, F. Bosse, of G. Origin; cf. OHG. Bozo tuft, bunch, OHG. Bozan, MHG. Bozen, to beat. See Beat, and cf. Botch a swelling. 1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a knoblike process; as, a boss of wood. 2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection of a shield. See Umbilicus. 3. A projecting ornament placed at the intersection of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in other situations. 4. [Cf. D. Bus box, Dan. Bosse] A wooden vessel for the mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. 5. <mechanics> The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another. A swage or die used for shaping metals. 6. A head or reservoir of water. Source: Websters Dictionary Top #122279 - 02/23/04 11:01 AM Re: I want a recount Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13803 the etymology of "boss", the guy who gives you orders I'd allus heard it was from the Afrikaans, baas. AHD4 says it's Dutch, not Afrikaans. http://www.bartleby.com/61/86/B0408600.html Top #122280 - 02/23/04 11:44 AM Re: I want a recount jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California I seem to remember that boss in the sense of 'the guy with the pointy hair' is supposed to be from a Dutch word. I always liked the sound, but not the meaning, of Boss Tweed. Another boscus, unrelated, is Sanctoboscus 'holywood'. I wonder if Hollywood is from the holly tree? Top #122281 - 02/23/04 11:45 AM Re: I want a recount jheem veteran Registered: 01/06/04 Posts: 1474 Loc: California It's a fine line between Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans. Top #122282 - 06/30/04 05:54 AM Re: I want a recount doc_comfort addict Registered: 01/18/01 Posts: 618 Loc: Australia Oligopoly, for one Wouldn't that be: oligopoly, for several? I knew there was a reason I came back. Top #122283 - 07/05/04 09:17 AM boss wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel Registered: 08/06/01 Posts: 6787 Loc: Worcester, MA And is "bos-" meaning protuberant part also seen in "proboscis" ? Or is that redundant? or parallel evolution? Top Page 2 of 3 < 1 2 3 > Previous Topic Index Next Topic Preview 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. 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