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Thread #37715 Message #1623524
Posted By: Paul Burke
09-Dec-05 - 09:56 AM
Thread Name: Monymusk - What does this mean?
Subject: RE: Monymusk
The "mony" part obviously refers to monks (as in antimony). Any ideas what the "musk" bit means?
Cod etymology: from Latin monachus, a monk, and Moslem mosque, "The Monks' Mosque".