[FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology

[thompnickson2 at gmail.com]

Dave,

Why me, oh Lord!  Why me?

Nick 

Nicholas Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Ethology and Psychology
Clark University
ThompNickSon2 at gmail.com
https://wordpress.clarku.edu/nthompson/
 


-----Original Message-----
From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> On Behalf Of Prof David West
Sent: Saturday, October 3, 2020 12:50 PM
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Subject: [FRIAM] for Nick - prurient entymology

Avocado - from Aztec (via Spanish) ahucatl, meaning testicle

Etiquette - little signs that that Louis XIV put out to remind people not to
pee in the fountains of Versaille

Bully - from Duth boel meaing lover

Editor - Roman title for someone charged with organizing human sacrifices

fascinate from Latin fascinum - penis amulet - and fascinare - charm or hex

davew

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