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Post by royaloak on Oct 20, 2006 6:29:14 GMT -5
Where does this term come from?
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Post by Damian on Oct 24, 2006 18:14:10 GMT -5
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. The term itself comes from a combination of the Greek for "true" (étymon) and "word" (lógos).  |
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Post by Paul Ingteeth on Oct 25, 2006 11:25:39 GMT -5
I think he means 'moose' as a term?
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Post by Damian on Oct 25, 2006 16:56:33 GMT -5
Of course!  The word moose is thought to be derived from the Native American for "twig eater". |
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Post by roshy123 on Nov 7, 2006 9:47:55 GMT -5
wellllll i think that The etymology of moose comes from the stars it is a constalation of stars on the skyyyyy  .... if they come from twig eaters wont they want to eat each others horns as they look like big twigs??? DAMIAN!!! |
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Post by roshy123 on Nov 7, 2006 9:56:06 GMT -5
the history of the moose....
one day a little horse was running through the forest when it tripped over the roots of a large tree. head first, it fell to the ground, accidently placing its head in between two twigs. To its horror the twigs got stuck and the poor little horse became a moose!
WARNING TO ALL MOOSE SPOTTERS
some mooses may be fake - they could be horses with glued on twigs. to Differentiate between the two, slightly tug the horns of the 'moose' and see whether they losen.
DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THE COMMON HORSE WANTING TO BE A MOOSE!
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Post by Damian on Nov 7, 2006 19:11:03 GMT -5
lol...madness but I love it. I'm surprised Darwin didn't know this!
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Post by Spume on Nov 13, 2006 9:04:19 GMT -5
He did, he was just hiding the truth in his copious beard. Darwin had hooves y'know.
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