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OP Originally Posted by wofahulicodocHey Alex !
I wonder whether "petard" might share the same root. Certainly petition does.
Apparently "petard" owes its origin to the Latin word for "to fart," of all things.
https:// www.etymonline.com/ word/ petard
petard (n.)
1590s, "small bomb used to blow in doors and breach walls," from French pétard (late 16c.), from Middle French péter "break wind," from Old French pet "a fart," from Latin peditum, noun use of neuter past participle of pedere "to break wind," from PIE root *pezd- "to fart" (see feisty). Surviving in phrase hoist with one's own petard (or some variant) "blown up with one's own bomb," which is ultimately from Shakespeare (1605):
Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted an appetite for competition Alex Williams 07/18/18 12:30 PM Re: an appetite for competition LukeJavan8 07/18/18 05:06 PM Re: an appetite for competition wofahulicodoc 07/20/18 01:21 PM Re: an appetite for competition Alex Williams 07/23/18 12:28 PM Re: an appetite for competition LukeJavan8 07/23/18 04:23 PM Re: an appetite for competition Vidince 11/14/18 02:23 PM Re: an appetite for competition LukeJavan8 11/14/18 04:21 PM
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