Martin Posted October 15, 2004 Share Posted October 15, 2004 The greeks had a competition for women where they danced and showed off their bods and this competition was called the Callipygean Games Kalos is beautiful and Pyge is buttocks so Callipygous means "has nice buns" or graceful ass or whatever, you figure it out. Linguistics is a science. why doesnt this board have a forum where Linguistics belongs. And etymology (word origins). maybe it does. maybe "General Science" is the right place for linguistics-related stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexa Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 I'll be interested in a linguistic forum ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 http://www.englishforums.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodhound Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 i see you watched the frank skinner show yesterday. Stephen Fry was on. and he was talking about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsatan Posted October 16, 2004 Share Posted October 16, 2004 lol. yeah he did, what a guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dov Posted October 17, 2004 Share Posted October 17, 2004 So Calypso may be an assset to music? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaKiri Posted October 19, 2004 Share Posted October 19, 2004 Linguistics is a science. I'm afraid it isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coquina Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 Main Entry: ac·e·tab·u·lum Pronunciation: -'ta-by&-l&m Function: noun Inflected Form(s): plural -lums or ac·e·tab·u·la /-l&/ Etymology: Latin, literally, vinegar cup, from acetum vinegar 1 : a ventral sucker of a trematode 2 : the cup-shaped socket in the hipbone - ac·e·tab·u·lar /-l&r/ adjective Why "vinegar cup" why not "wine cup"? Did people drink vinegar from a cup or did they just have horrible wine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YT2095 Posted October 20, 2004 Share Posted October 20, 2004 perhaps it`s taken from "Vine" like in Grape Vines or vinyards ? or maybe Vine comes from Vinegar? "V" and "W" in Cyrillic sound similar too (originaly Greek) in Russian it looks like the letter "B" maybe that`s where Vine becomes Wine? seems like a Chicken/Egg thing really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ophiolite Posted October 21, 2004 Share Posted October 21, 2004 Why "vinegar cup" why not "wine cup"? Did people drink vinegar from a cup or did they just have horrible wine? I believe the Romans drank vinegar as a refreshment' date=' though this was mainly restricted to slaves and soldiers. When the Roman centurion offered Christ vinegar on the cross it was an arguably an act of compassion. why doesnt this board have a forum where Linguistics belongs. And etymology Excellent idea. It has my vote. I have observed that several thread debates revolve around 'same words, different meaning'. So perhaps we could expand it to include semantics (if you know what I mean!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted October 27, 2004 Share Posted October 27, 2004 Vinegar comes from 'Vino Negro', or black wine. The fermenting process is quite similar but but if the wrong micro-organisms get into the mix ethanoic acid (acetic acid) is made from the ethanol and wine becomes vinegar. The oxidation of ethanol to acetate happens slowly anyways, so an opened bottle of wine turns sour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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