Comments | scott_podsednik: fun with etymology...

scott_podsednik

fun with etymology...

Jun 01, 2005 11:35

It seems that in Czech the translation is "podsednik". It dates from around 1800. It was found in the marriage document of an ancestor. It is not in my copy of the ( Read more... )

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jon__garland June 1 2005, 16:55:29 UTC

Garland is French and means "crowned in victory" or "prize".

I'll take that.

scott_podsednik June 2 2005, 14:53:31 UTC

Really? When I looked it up, it said it meant "stuck up, whiny California rugrat"...

jon__garland June 2 2005, 15:06:22 UTC

Oh, fuck you.

:D

matt_morris35 June 2 2005, 00:18:26 UTC

Even I knew "podsednik" was Czech! *is smart*

scott_podsednik June 2 2005, 14:54:50 UTC

Who knew that I'm a descendant of feudalists? Hmm.

chris_capuano June 2 2005, 03:40:20 UTC

Wanna research me? I'll give you a shiny new dollar.

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scott_podsednik June 2 2005, 14:52:42 UTC

Heeere you go:

Capuano:
Southern Italian: habitational name for someone from Capua in Campania. The place name is Etruscan and means ‘city of the marshes’.

Now where's the dollar?

ben_sheets June 4 2005, 03:16:13 UTC

Do me! Sheets! I'll give you two dollars, and a pretty smile. Hah.

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