_________________________________________________________________________ < Etymology, n.% > < Some early etymological scholars come up with derivations that > < were hard for the public to believe. The term "etymology" was formed > < from the Latin "etus" ("eaten"), the root "mal" ("bad"), and "logy" > < ("study of"). It meant "the study of things that are hard to swallow." > < -- Mike Kellen > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- \ \ /\ ___ /\ \ // \/ \/ \\ (( O O )) \\ / \ // \/ | | \/ | | | | | | | | | o | | | | | |m| |m|