Origins of Words and Names


	Origins of Words and Names

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3-30-2007 7:34 AM

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This page is full of interesting information about the words we use and where they came from! Go to the original page!

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Mohammad al-Khwarizmi was a mathematician who flourished in Baghdad around the year 800. He wrote a book about the solving of equations. It was called <STRONG>ilm al-jabr wa'l muqabalah</STRONG> (the science of transposition and cancellation).</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html"><P>
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The word came via French (where the <STRONG>SH</STRONG> became a <STRONG>CH</STRONG>) and into English where the <STRONG>MA-TE</STRONG> (two syllables) became <STRONG>MATE</STRONG> (one syllable) to give <STRONG>CHECKMATE</STRONG>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html"><P>
The word <STRONG>silly</STRONG> meant <STRONG>blessed</STRONG> or <STRONG>happy</STRONG> in the 11th century going through <STRONG>pious</STRONG>, <STRONG>innocent</STRONG>, <STRONG>harmless</STRONG>, <STRONG>pitiable</STRONG>, <STRONG>feeble</STRONG>, <STRONG>feeble minded</STRONG> before finally ending up as <STRONG>foolish</STRONG> or <STRONG>stupid</STRONG>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html"><P> 
<STRONG>Pretty</STRONG> began as <STRONG>crafty</STRONG> then changed via <STRONG>clever</STRONG>, <STRONG>skilfully made</STRONG>, <STRONG>fine</STRONG> to <STRONG>beautiful</STRONG>.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.krysstal.com/wordname.html"><P> 
<STRONG>Buxom</STRONG> began with the meaning <STRONG>obedient</STRONG> and changed via <STRONG>compliant</STRONG>, <STRONG>lively</STRONG>, <STRONG>plump</STRONG> to <STRONG>large breasted</STRONG>.</P></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/B3E059E5-A03D-4ABF-8E78-24EC7B859D61/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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