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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: genuine #123911 02/26/04 11:20 AM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Alternative etymology is from L. genu "knee," from an ancient custom of a father acknowledging paternity of a newborn by placing it on his knee. Boy, does *that one sound like a folk etymology. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted genuine wwh 02/26/04 12:25 AM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 11:20 AM Re: genuine Buffalo Shrdlu 02/26/04 01:10 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 02:12 PM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 02:39 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 02:46 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 02:52 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 03:26 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 03:36 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 03:44 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 04:01 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 04:37 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 04:43 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 04:48 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 04:57 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 06:21 PM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 06:32 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 08:43 PM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 08:48 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 08:49 PM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 09:26 PM Re: genuine jheem 02/26/04 09:46 PM Re: genuine Bingley 02/27/04 05:21 AM Re: genuine Faldage 02/27/04 11:00 AM Re: genuine tongues doc_comfort 10/11/05 05:07 AM Re: genuine Faldage 02/26/04 03:45 PM Re: genuine wwh 02/26/04 03:54 PM 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 Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,913 Posts229,316 Members9,182 Most Online3,341 Dec 9th, 2011 Newest Members Ineffable, ddrinnan, TRIALNERRA, befuddledmind, KILL_YOUR_SUV 9,182 Registered Users Who's Online Now 0 members (), 574 guests, and 2 robots. Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 A C Bowden 13 LukeJavan8 1 ddrinnan 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 tsuwm 10,542 wofahulicodoc 10,533 LukeJavan8 9,916 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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