tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post5614555149576501522..comments2024-03-27T21:54:06.467-07:00Comments on Wordlady: In the pinkKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-32048412280339379722011-07-08T15:35:40.421-07:002011-07-08T15:35:40.421-07:00impinge is from a different Latin word,
imping-ĕr...impinge is from a different Latin word, <br />imping-ĕre to push, strike, drive (at or into), thrust, strike, or dash (against), < pangĕre to fix, drive inKatherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-3662171212061608402011-07-08T12:37:19.052-07:002011-07-08T12:37:19.052-07:00Hi,
I would not have guessed the English "p...Hi, <br /><br />I would not have guessed the English "pink" had anything to do with our "a împunge" (= to pierce). <br /><br />I wonder if "to impinge" is related to this ... <br /><br /> Thanks.E.T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11205729601535947534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-44726020369483644552011-07-08T11:21:48.034-07:002011-07-08T11:21:48.034-07:00Have wondered for almost 65 years why pinking shea...Have wondered for almost 65 years why pinking shears so called. Nice to have the answer dropped coin-in-slot into my lazy mind!Felicity Pickuphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152043902360679921noreply@blogger.com