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Storm-Petrel said:
but you wouldnt ever hear someone latin saying "cup".
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Nobody speaks Latin, David...

I was just saying that the word "cup" is very closely derived from Late Latin, and still resembles the English word. ;)

Oh, and also, English is a huge mish-mash of tons of languages, Latin and Greek only make up a bit of it.
 
yes, but greek/latin are the main roots...


people used to speak latin...


and this thread is turning into the local "nerd club", it seems... can we just get on with the quiz? ;) ;) ;) ;)
 
bebirder said:
Well, I'm no expert at bird biology, but I'll guess that cup is the non-scientific one.
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Well, you got it! The "Scientific word/s" is statant cup, which means "a cup supported from the bottom".


Next quiz:

What are the three types of keratin, which one makes up birds' feathers??? :-O
 
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