Thursday, November 26, 2009
Turkey to turkey - from a geographic name to a word
Turkey - turkey (guinea fowl from Madagascar imported through Turkey) "cold turkey"
Called hindi in Turkey from India (like American Indians)
Flemish - flamenco but flamingo is from flame
Byblos - book, bible,
papyrus-Byblos see http://www.balashon.com/2006/06/bible.html
textiles - jeans, gauze, denim (de Nimes),
dungarees (Dongari Killa - the fort where Bombay(Mumbi) is ("hickory cloth" strong american cloth - hicks)
foods - scallion (Askelon)
marinetime phrases
Why do many phrases have a maritime origin?
Phrases
not enough room to swing a cat
the coast is clear
cut and run
false colors
figurehead
know your ropes
show a leg
nail to the mast
the devel to pay
posh
press gang
nocando
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