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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 2 of 3 1 2 3 #122274 - 02/16/04 03:22 PM Re: bibliopole   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 I think oligopoly is the only one that onelook has to offer where the -poly is from the root in question. #122275 - 02/16/04 03:34 PM Re: pimply   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 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. #122276 - 02/22/04 11:53 PM I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Sparteye Pooh-Bah Sparteye   Pooh-Bah Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,773 Oligopoly, for one Wouldn't that be: oligopoly, for several? #122277 - 02/23/04 02:45 PM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Fiberbabe old hand Fiberbabe   old hand Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 771 Portland, Oregon #122278 - 02/23/04 03:39 PM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 wwh Carpal Tunnel wwh   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 13,858 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 #122279 - 02/23/04 04:01 PM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 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 #122280 - 02/23/04 04:44 PM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 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? #122281 - 02/23/04 04:45 PM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 jheem veteran jheem   veteran Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,475 California It's a fine line between Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans. #122282 - 06/30/04 09:54 AM Re: I want a recount   Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 doc_comfort addict doc_comfort   addict Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 618 Australia Oligopoly, for one Wouldn't that be: oligopoly, for several? I knew there was a reason I came back. #122283 - 07/05/04 01:17 PM boss   Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,454 wofahulicodoc Carpal Tunnel wofahulicodoc   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2001 Posts: 7,454 Worcester, MA And is "bos-" meaning protuberant part also seen in "proboscis" ? Or is that redundant? or parallel evolution? 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