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Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

'Cauli' from Cauliflower, and 'colli' from Brocolli related?

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Posted by Aethelwer (Member # 36) on :

While they both have origins in Latin, they don't seem to be from the same root.

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

They're not the same. It would seem that the "cauli-" in "cauliflower" is a stem in and of itself (it comes from Latin, from a Greek word meaning "stalk"). However, the "-coli" in "broccoli" doesn't stand alone. "Broccoli" is actually the plural of the Italian "broccolo", which comes from "brocco" (meaning "sprout"). So, the "-co-" in "broccoli" is part of the original word ("brocco"), while the "-li" is just an add-on.

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Posted by Shik (Member # 343) on :

Actually, "broccoli" comes from the name of the family who first developed the crop...ancestors of the late Albert "Cubby" Broccoli, the guy behind the Bond flicks.

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

*blinks*

Buh?

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Posted by The Talented Mr. Gurgeh (Member # 318) on :

"they don't seem to be from the same root"

"It would seem that the "cauli-" in "cauliflower" is a stem in and of itself"

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Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :

Okay, well, my pun was unintended. I'm sure Frank's was, too. *L*

And stop looking at me like that, people! He asked a question, and I answered it! *LOL*

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Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :

How many people has UM got in his head anyway?

Posted by Vacuum robot lady from Spaceballs (Member # 239) on :

Only one, I think.

Good, don't tell the about me.

Okay, I won't.

There's also -

Hey, didn't he tell you not to?

Shut up, all of you!

Wait a second, who's -

Here, just do this.

No, I'm not.

Hey, isn't there porn somewhere.

Why yes, there is.

Off we go.

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