tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post6799318805035224799..comments2024-03-26T18:01:57.609+00:00Comments on Inky Fool: A Mosquito CanapéM.H. Forsythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01464964455944509750noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-75259346011430173262012-03-15T21:08:35.111+00:002012-03-15T21:08:35.111+00:00If I may say so, don’t worry! You do NOT need psyc...If I may say so, don’t worry! You do NOT need psychiatric help! Or at least, if you did… what would you say about these lunatics? <br />http://sarantakos.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/canape/<br />Check this out! Don’t be afraid! We are (mainly) Greeks at this wonderful blog, yes! But it’s not ALL Greek to us. (Etymologically speaking…) :-)<br /> <br />Greeks but not geeks! And word & literature lovers.<br />And to put my money where my mouth is, let me contribute something. (Most of it provided by the ingenious blog administrator Nikos Sarantakos and his faithful followers and connoisseurs)<br />The Greek mosquito= Konops (Κώνωψ) has most probably an Egyptian ancestor called: hnms=fly, mosquito (perhaps the word Κώνος (Konos) meaning Cone, played also a role)<br />Sofa, (there is also the Greek equivalent σοφάς (sofas) but with a slight alteration of meaning, is a loan from Turkish (and from Arabic beforehand)<br />One should not perhaps bypass the Latin step of the transition ladder.<br />gr. Konopeion (Κωνωπείον)- Lat. Conopeum or Conopium- Fr. conopé- canapé<br />Oh, and we‘ve got it back as: Καναπές (Kanapes)=couch, you know. <br />Last but not least, perhaps you could provide some assistance in clarifying the differentiation in use (if any) between couch and sofa.<br />A very dear to me commentator contributed this: http://sarantakos.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/canape/#comment-106621<br />Well, another one humorously remarked that a couch costs less than 500 quid. A sofa costs over 800. An in-between price classifies it as a settee.:-) <br />What do you think?<br />Keep up the good work, and visit our “Pub” at leisure! Even if you don’t have Greek, we have descent enough English!<br />P.S It was nice to discover your cozy place!New Kid on the Blocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2629301231907528990.post-89068336554992017602012-03-15T18:14:09.861+00:002012-03-15T18:14:09.861+00:00If taquito is a small taco, can I infer that mosqu...If taquito is a small taco, can I infer that mosquito is a small mosque? :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com