Etymology - unless we aree talking of insects, in which case entomology -
although the etymology of "insect" is itself an interesting (and OT)
curiosity.
Piers
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From: olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:olympus-owner@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Chris Barker
Sent: 28 April 2004 20:22
To: olympus@xxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [OM] Re: Ashley Northamptonshire #3
Sorry Winsor, forgot the smiley. Thanks for the etymology... or is it
entymology ;-)
Chris
On 28 Apr 2004, at 18:57, Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
> Of course I was kidding. I thought the change of the name was one of
> the dumber marketing ploys here. I checked my dictionary and evidently
> rapeseed oil was a move to more gentility. It was originally just
> called rape(a member of the mustard family) and the product was rape
> oil(gasp!). The root is Greek and moved to Latin and then to middle
> English in 1300-1400.
>
> On Apr 28, 2004, at 8:44 AM, Chris Barker wrote:
>
>>
>> As you wish Winsor.... I wonder where the name came from.
>>
>> Chris
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