Interesting theory on homie. Probably more true than what is on Urban
Dictionary:
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=homie&r=f
John
Today Joe Clarke wrote:
Thanks Chip. I really like this kind of thing. Having learned French as an
adult, I know that the English words that began with a consonant blend
starting with "S" were reversed in French and the S dropped, so the word
Step becomes etape, student etudiant and Stephen becomes etienne. Anyway,
fascinating stuff. PS: I have a personal theory that homeboy and homie
might come from the French homme or l''homme" which is man in English. My
thought is that African American Jazz musicians might have brought it back
from France in the twentieth century, incorporated it into hip slang and
substituted "homme" for "man". Homme then becomes Home, then Homie, then
homeboy. It's a possibility.
Joe C.
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The Norsemen contributed their word for cattle, "fe," from which
"fee" is an easy step.
Did you know that "skipper" and "equipment" come from the same Norse
root? The "skipper" of a Norse ship was in charge of the supplies,
cargo, etc. "How much for that silk you brought in?" "Go see the
skipper." "I've got 20 kegs of salt beef you can have cheap!" "Go
see the skipper." "When can you load my cargo?" "Go see the skipper."
So, "skipper" came to mean "the guy in charge of the ship" in English.
The French turn the "sk" sound into "ek" (so "school" becomes "ecole",
etc.) And French verbs often end in "er". So, the Norse come to
France, and "skipper" becomes "equiper" (pronounced "eh-kee-pay").
The English take that and get "equip", "equipment", etc.
--- Chip
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