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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:26 pm

CBBB wrote:
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CBBB wrote:You learn something new every day.



Nothing wrong with that, I can assure you. Though there might be some who will insist they are all Turkish. There are loan words in all languages.


That I know, Greek has loads from English like thesis and physics.


From English? Are you sure? :?
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Postby CBBB » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:28 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
CBBB wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
CBBB wrote:You learn something new every day.



Nothing wrong with that, I can assure you. Though there might be some who will insist they are all Turkish. There are loan words in all languages.


That I know, Greek has loads from English like thesis and physics.


From English? Are you sure? :?


That's what I tell everyone!
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:35 pm

One is from French and the other is Greek. You can guess which is which. :lol:
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Postby waldorf » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:40 pm

I thought "thesis" was Greek for a "seat", one of those on which you place your posterior !
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Feb 03, 2009 5:43 pm

waldorf wrote:I thought "thesis" was Greek for a "seat", one of those on which you place your posterior !



Perhaps the French borrowed the seat and gave it to a 'learner'. :wink:
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Pafos,Paphos, Pathos

Postby lyso » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:21 am

Okay
Now we move on to the other one

LARNACA is now LARNAKA

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Postby CBBB » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:36 am

Don't know where the other thread that I posted this a few minutes ago went, but this is from the Cyprus Airways website:

Larnaca
Cyprus Airways, 20 Makarios Ave.

Cyprus Airways, Larnaca Airport

http://www.cyprusairways.com/main/defau ... ItemID=112
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Postby CBBB » Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:50 am

And this from the same place:

Paphos
Cyprus Airways,
17, Tepeleniou street, Afentiko bldg, 8010

Cyprus Airways, Paphos Airport
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Postby denizaksulu » Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:55 am

If I recollect correctly Larnaca was derived from the Latin l'arnica - The flower. The name then became Larnaca. Anything to do with the flower Arnica? I know not.
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Postby lyso » Wed Feb 04, 2009 12:41 pm

denizaksulu wrote:If I recollect correctly Larnaca was derived from the Latin l'arnica - The flower. The name then became Larnaca. Anything to do with the flower Arnica? I know not.


Its now Larnaka
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