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Blog Thread II: Beyond Blogosphere.
Inlander:
How does "Sebaste" derive from "derivos"?
BeoPuppy:
I think 'derive' derives from 'derivos'.
Hat:
--- Quote from: BrittanyMarie on 04 Jun 2009, 21:39 ---Mine means the same as Brett's does. AND BRITTANY IS THE BEST SPELLING, BRETT. so there.
I have the internet again! And television for the first time in well over a year! So what am I watching? Daisy of Love. God Damn It
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Man I spent my whole life thinking there was no female version of my name until a few months ago when I looked into it and now the head of security at work calls me Brittany ALL THE TIME
Inlander:
--- Quote from: BeoPuppy on 05 Jun 2009, 01:47 ---I think 'derive' derives from 'derivos'.
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That was my first thought, so I went up and checked it in the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. They say it doesn't:
--- Quote from: SOD ---ORIGIN Old French & mod. French dériver or Latin derivare, from de- DE- 1 + rivus brook, stream.
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BeoPuppy:
Meh. OED. What do they know.
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