On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 07:15:11 +0200, Geoff May
wrote:

Interesting. Slightly different from my dictionary. I do concede that my
dictionary may be in error, though. Personally, I thought it came from
the Greek word but I am not 100% certain of that.

You can be certain. The folks at Oxford University Press agree with
you, and OUP is God.

The Shorter Oxford for meanings and derivations.

Webster's Collegiate for pronunciation, American usage, and the
meaning of new words until the next SOED comes out in about ten years


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