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>> tsuwm: and
probably slid effortlessly into his coffin...
The word "zerk" according to Online Etymology;
sarcophagus
"stone coffin," 1601, from L. sarcophagus, from Gk. sarkophagos "limestone used for coffins," lit. "flesh-eating," in reference to the supposed action of this type of limestone (quarried near Assos in Troas) in quickly decomposing the body, from sarx (gen. sarkos) "flesh" (see sarcasm) + phagein "to eat" (see -phagous). The stone sense was the earliest in Eng,; meaning "stone coffin, often with inscriptions or decorative carvings" is recorded from 1705. The L. word, shortened in V.L. to *sarcus, is the source of Fr. cercueil, Ger. Sarg "coffin," Du. zerk "tombstone."
Another shared word.
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Zerk Frank Barrett 01/16/08 11:01 PM Re: Zerk tsuwm 01/16/08 11:13 PM Re: Zerk zmjezhd 01/16/08 11:41 PM Re: Zerk Jackie 01/17/08 02:28 PM Re: Zerk BranShea 01/17/08 02:50 PM
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