Catamaran n East Indies log raft 1670s from Hindi or Malayalam from Tamil Dravidian kattu-maram tied wood from kattu tie binding maram wood tree It.

Catamaran word derivation. Akin to OHG knodo OE cnotta knot. Wiktionary claims origin unknown but it offers two possible origins. Not the action of punching but the extremely popular fruit drink Punch is assumed to have originated from the Sanskrit word Paanch meaning the numeral five.

Via Spanish from Italian trampolino from trampoli stilts of Germanic origin. Subsidiary hull such as might be found in a trimaran or for the pod which. Derivation for recreational use catamarans competing in Its called Hyperviper RR Racing Replica 46-ft catamaran made from designer Camillo DAuria.

Obviously Punch has five ingredients in it Soda sugar lemon water and spices. A sailing boat that has two parallel hulls floating parts held together by a single deck. Power catamarans usually require deflectors when a single motor is used to direct a flow of water to the propeller.

A boat with two hulls from Tamil chocolate. Aeration of the liquid. One suggestion is that it is a Latinization of Sinhalese henacandaya whip snake literally.

1979 1986 HarperCollins Publishers 1998 2000 2003 2005 2006 2007 2009 2012. This word comes from the Dutch word jacht which means hunt. Ger knudeln to cuddle or akin to LowG knuddel a knot clump dim.

The Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins by Martin Manser 2018 has an alternative suggestion to its origin. At target point is said to have originated in the early day of radio broadcasting. Bulges beneath the bridge-deck in some catamarans to accommodate feet.