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sanus per aquam
I doubt it. It sounds like folk etymology to me. The dictionaries I looked at give the Belgian placename as the origin. Note the earliest spelling spaw(e) in 17th century citations. Maybe it was from sanus per aquam, id est water.
I am sure this has come up before, but are there ANY reliably confirmed acronym-derived etymologies that predate the 20th century? Spa is just the latest in a list that includes, golf, f*ck, posh, etc. I'd love to know if there are any at all that are genuine.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Spa belligerentyouth 09/04/06 02:47 PM Re: Spa of troy 09/04/06 02:52 PM Re: Spa wsieber 09/04/06 02:54 PM Re: Spa belligerentyouth 09/04/06 03:07 PM Re: Spa zmjezhd 09/04/06 04:42 PM Re: Spa sjmaxq 09/05/06 03:20 AM Re: Spa Faldage 09/05/06 10:42 AM Re: Spa TEd Remington 09/07/06 07:41 PM Re: Spa Faldage 09/07/06 08:49 PM Re: Spa wsieber 09/08/06 07:05 AM
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