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| english to latin phrase | 6/23/2004 |
Q: I am looking for the translation to "struggle and emerge". Can you help me? Thanks for your time!!
A: Joel: I see from your ratings that I wasn't completely clear. Is there some question you still ...
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| Origin of a word | 6/23/2004 |
Q: I have been trying to find where the word "chardonnay" originates from for quite some time, but have ...
A: "Chardonnay" is the name of a small town/village near the city of Macon, France. It is in the heart ...
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| Background & introduction of the word humility into the English language | 6/3/2004 |
Q: Hopefully you will still read this, but I am intersted in the background and introduction of the ...
A: The entry from "The Oxford English Dictionary" [OED] proposes the date of circa 1375 for the word's ...
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| yea, or yeah | 5/13/2004 |
Q: Ted, most of my life I've heard of people measuring something with their hands and using the term ...
A: Gary: FOLLOW-UP Gary, you must have been born post-1955! Wentworth and Flexner further describes ...
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| Eustis | 5/12/2004 |
Q: I would like to know the meaning/origin of the word 'Eustis'. It is the name of my hometown, which ...
A: I hesitate even trying to answer your question, because surnames are so difficult to interpret. I ...
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| meaning of words | 2/5/2004 |
Q: please could you tell me what veritas aequitas and spirito de sante mean if you could that would be ...
A: Allexperts is not forwarding my questions to me, and I just "accidentally" discovered your question. ...
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| Affix "-ize" (different question) | 1/26/2004 |
Q: =) I sincerely really appreciate it... I was wondering.. for a word like "galvanize," I can't find ...
A: Diana: You MUST be a teacher! I have encountered very few questioners at Allexperts who are as ...
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| Affixes | 1/26/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you knew what the difference between affixes "-er" and "-ian" is? I've spent so ...
A: Diana: Once again, Allexperts is not forwarding my questions to me. I just found your question as ...
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| Affix "-ize" | 1/24/2004 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help me with the affix "-ize". This means "to cause to be X" ...
A: Although I am no longer taking questions in the etymological area of Allexperts, I am making an ...
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| Please Ted, would you traslate... | 1/17/2004 |
Q: Please Ted, would you traslate this for me? Sanabilibus aegrotamus malis; ipsaque nos in rectum ...
A: The statement is from the Roman orator, Lucius Annaeus Seneca, in his work "De Ira." [A discourse ...
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| eleemosnary | 1/17/2004 |
Q: Dictionaries I have looked at simply say the above word relates to charties.I was under the ...
A: Don: The word "eleemosynary" comes from the Latin word "elemosyna," which originally meant "alms," ...
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| afghan | 1/13/2004 |
Q: Why is a knitted or crocheted coverlet called an "afghan"?
A: Laurie: The system at Allexperts has not been working, so I have no idea when you sent your ...
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| gyst vs jist | 1/5/2004 |
Q: Mr Nesbitt, Thank you so much for your exellent response about pirates yesterday. I have another one ...
A: Jon: First, thank you for the kind words in your evaluation of me. I enjoyed exploring the "pirate ...
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| shiver me timbers | 1/3/2004 |
Q: I was wondering why pirates say "Shiver me timbers" all the time. Thanks.
A: Jon: I think you're exaggerating when you say that pirates say the phrase "all the time." Robert ...
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| Proverb | 12/31/2003 |
Q: I would like to know the origin of the phrase or proverb, "opposites attract". And I don't know if ...
A: Brian: What a way to end the year! First, your question is not one of etymology, which is the ...
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| LATIN PHRASE | 12/29/2003 |
Q: Could you tell me the three word (2,4 and 5 letters) Latin phrase that is used to name something ...
A: Barry: The phrase is "ne plus ultra," which means the highest or that there is nothing better = ...
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| butterfly | 12/27/2003 |
Q: Why is it that in most Romance languages there seems to be a different word for "butterfly" ? One ...
A: Ben: First, Allexperts is not forwarding my questions to me. I just "discovered" your pending ...
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| original meaning and etymology of "Nothing to sneeze at." | 12/10/2003 |
Q: Original meaning and etymology of "Nothing to sneeze at."
A: Keith: Once again, Allexperts is having a problem. They are not sending the questions to the ...
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| English word usage | 11/29/2003 |
Q: The use of the terms "bring" and "take" have deteriorated in what I have always felt is their proper ...
A: Eric: Several years ago, Allexperts used to have a message board. Questioners could pose questions ...
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| words ending in 'gry' | 11/25/2003 |
Q: Please help me! I recently attended a job interview where I was asked if I could think of three ...
A: Sarah: Your question is NOT silly. I would advise you, however, NOT to accept the job, if it is ...
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| Serendipity | 11/12/2003 |
Q: Where does this word come from? It's sounds unlike vertually any other word I know and noone seems ...
A: Dan: I'm still "retired." In another area for which I volunteer, a lady asked a question last ...
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| Watches | 11/7/2003 |
Q: My 5-year old son wondered why we call a watch a watch. I don't know (and there are no other ...
A: Linda: The original word, introduced into the English language in 1896, was "wristwatch." The ...
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| (sic) | 11/6/2003 |
Q: While reading a number of books I have come upon this (sic) after a word or phrase. Would like to ...
A: Donna: "Sic" is the Latin word meaning "thus." We use it to mean "intentionally so written --used ...
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| nostrums? | 10/29/2003 |
Q: (Does this mean you are "on vacation" or only limiting your questions? Everyone else seems to be ...
A: Barbara: I posted the message about not taking any more questions, because of some "problem" people ...
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| Meaning of 'nler' | 10/26/2003 |
Q: On a recent Sunday ny times crossword puzzle this clue was given, "Red, for example". The answer is ...
A: Come on Ted . . . you're letting ALL of us Teds down. Put on your baseball cap and think. I had NO ...
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| Latin | 10/24/2003 |
Q: Where did the latin language originate. Thank you for any help at all. Kyle
A: Kyle: Although your question was sent yesterday, I just received it. Allexperts is having a server ...
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| Etymology of "put together" | 10/23/2003 |
Q: I'm looking for the history of the phrase "put together", meaning someone who is dressed well and ...
A: Vikki: I have spent several hours trying to track down this phrase, used in the sense that you ...
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| Derivation of phrase | 10/13/2003 |
Q: I hope you can help me. I need to find out the derivation of the phrase, "mind your p's and q's" ...
A: Ruth: I cannot give you a definitive answer, because NO ONE has been able to pinpoint the exact ...
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| Latin word | 9/27/2003 |
Q: what is the literal meaning of the Latin phrase "Alta Via"?
A: Chasity: First, I don't understand why I JUST got your question, since it seems to have been sent ...
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| the word WOW | 9/13/2003 |
Q: I'm curious where the word "wow" originated and how it became an expression of surprise.
A: Jeff: FOLLOW-UP -- I forgot to add the explanation of how the word became an expression of surpise. ...
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| Bootstraps and Me | 8/28/2003 |
Q: I work as a business analyst at an electronic payment service in San Francisco where the work is, to ...
A: Robert: I'd like to ask a favor. Post your question to several other experts. When you find an ...
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| Latin translation | 8/6/2003 |
Q: Can you translate the following Latin phrase to English? "Aves madidae noctu nunquam volant"
A: Jack: Where did you get this? I think there's something wrong. The sentence actually means "Wet ...
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| i need a word for... | 8/2/2003 |
Q: Is there a word for one who recognizes themself as neiether male nor female? any form or slight ...
A: This is a follow up concerning your evaluation of me. (1) I posted my answer to you within 30 ...
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| out of usage meaning | 7/23/2003 |
Q: I read your'instructions' and hope they're out of date and you're back to helping find the meanings ...
A: John -- Here is a follow up to my original answer. I have done some research in the last two days ...
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| Portia | 7/14/2003 |
Q: Besides being the Shakespear´s novel Merchant of Venice young lady, What is the origin & meaning of ...
A: Victor: "Portia" is from the Latin word meaning "offering," or "something that is given." The ...
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| My home town was previously... | 6/23/2003 |
Q: My home town was previously a Roman Garrison some 2000 years ago and it was named Coccium. I was ...
A: Steve: Do you live in Lancashire, England? I can find a town in England, but the derivation of its ...
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| "heirloom" | 6/23/2003 |
Q: What was the original meaning of the two components "heir" and "loom" ? How did they combine to ...
A: Maggi: "Heirloom" is a compound word, the kind of word that is frequently "coined" in our language, ...
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| Origin of the word Picnic. | 6/15/2003 |
Q: I would like to know the origin of the word picnic. Thank you for your time. Greg
A: Greg: The English word [first introduced in our language in 1748] is from the French "pique-nique." ...
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| By hook or by crook | 6/11/2003 |
Q: Where does the phrase "by hook or by crook" come from? What is its etymology?
A: Tony: There are three possible origins for the phrase: the practice of peasants' collecting ...
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| Barbarian | 5/29/2003 |
Q: Where does the word Barbarian come from and what did it originally mean? I have two logophile ...
A: Lee -- Both of your friends are correct: the Latin part of the origin is "barbarus," but it came ...
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