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Can anyone find the etymology of this: Cabotage
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Webster's Unabridged says:
cabotage (KAB e taj; Fr ka bo TAZH). n. 1. navigation or trade along the coast. 2. Aeron. the legal restriction to domestic carriers of air transport between points within a country's borders. [< F, deriv. of caboter to; see -age]
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from M-W:
Main Entry: cab.o.tage Pronunciation: 'ka-b&-"täzh Function: noun Etymology: French, from caboter to sail along the coast Date: 1831 1 : trade or transport in coastal waters or airspace or between two points within a country 2 : the right to engage in cabotage
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So I wonder if the explorer John Cabot, ancestor of famous Boston family, got his name from this word. He was Italian, but perhaps there is a similar Italian word.
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I can confirm that Italian has a similar word. The expression is part of the koiné vocabulary of Mediterranean sailing and is originally rooted in the Portuguese word for "cape" (as in promontory). I suspect the name is merely a coincidence. ciao, - ph
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Nice links, mate. Shows how quickly a word's meaning can be abstracted. The word reminds me of sabotage (Fr: saboter). I've got one for you now, dodgyskin: http://qwer.org- you might wan't to use this site if your link is any longer than about 40-50 characters. Goodonya squire!
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very useful thank you me old son
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