http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#0db2d905-8014-497a-ae2a-2d4bdc0c26df oh. i hate the name peg. i have a friend named margaret and we often call her "mags" Thu, 09 Dec 2004 19:04:24 GMT http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#0db2d905-8014-497a-ae2a-2d4bdc0c26df ludmilla 2004-12-09T19:04:24Z http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#1da0f9a1-9f70-4258-8027-f2747d1544d2 Sorry, Ludmilla, I was just free associating on the nickname Peg for Margaret / Marge / Pearl. The Latin word pernula 'pearl' is a diminutive form of perna which means either ham or seashell. Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:49:02 GMT http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#1da0f9a1-9f70-4258-8027-f2747d1544d2 jheem 2004-12-09T18:49:02Z http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#599059af-66f5-45da-9618-12faf9b0d979 pearl, ham? what? how do these roots have anythng to do with the expression mumlety-peg? or do they at all? are we missing step or five? Thu, 09 Dec 2004 18:34:13 GMT http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#599059af-66f5-45da-9618-12faf9b0d979 ludmilla 2004-12-09T18:34:13Z http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#e0e5edc7-fa29-4f9d-96d5-f3bf3b8c0291 Latin margarita 'pearl'; English pearl fr. Latin *pernula deriv. of perna 'ham; seashell'. Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:05:45 GMT http://etykaiento.tribe.net/thread/d6ec34bd-70ae-4aa3-82d2-dcffb1b390ff#e0e5edc7-fa29-4f9d-96d5-f3bf3b8c0291 jheem 2004-12-07T15:05:45Z