As with all things geeky somebody was trying to be way too clever for their own good.

Where does the word catamaran come from. 1400 Marina Drive Suite 2-C Hollywood FL 33019 Send Postal Mail. It does not come from Mandarin Chinese which refers to itself as putonghua or common speech and China the country as zhongguo or Middle. Early maps do not refer to the Niagara River but the Niagara Strait which is more correct.

Catamaran is actually a Filipino word that means laziness thinking that it was named so because it could get you farther with less effort than the usual sea vessels. Looking at the entry in the OED some of the uses spell the word whank and in fact one example mentions that it might be echoic. What Is The Origin Of The Phrase Hair Of The Dog.

Our short video explains everything. Like most such words both first appear in English within the first two centuries after the Norman Conquest. Lead was used for many things within the Roman Empire.

This piece was originally published on Science Friday. Some think it was derived from the narrow waterway that flows north from Lakes Erie to Lake Ontario. When the Roman Empire was the epitome of civilization they used lead pipes within their cities.

Lead was called plumbum. It comes from the Latin language and because of the ancient prestige of this language and later the prestige of the English language it has been adapted to many other languages in the world. The name appears on maps as early as 1641.

Most people have known somebody in need of the hair of the dog but where did the phrase come from. 4 12201 Whank male self-abuse. I also wondered how come most of the native fishermans boats here have narrow bodies with outriggers on each side if indeed the Catamaran was Filipino.