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==kernel of an article, idea at least== Can any of you kind folks suggets where this idea might find fruition? I have been thinking of an article or subsection on the [[geographic etymology of medieval trade goods]], (it's horrible, but I haven't come up with a better title) what I mean is the practice where we even today call objects by where things were made locally or the trade cities that were sources for them at the time, vide *[[Tangerine]]=[[Tangier]] *[[Ginger]]=[[Zanzibar]] *[[Cashmere wool|Cashmere]]=[[Kashmir region|Kashmir]] *[[Afghan blanket|Afghan]] blankets=[[Afghanistan]] *[[Angora wool|Angora]]=[[Ankara]] *[[Muscadine]]=[[Muscat, Oman|Masqat]] *[[Damask]] cloth=[[Damascus]] *[[Turquoise]]=[[Turkey]] as well as that some considered to be such a name is in fact a false etymology, vide *[[Alabaster]]=not really from [[Aleppo|Halab]] *[[Persimmon]]=not being related to [[Persia]] Please let me know your thoughts. :) [[User:Kintetsubuffalo|Chris]] 18:53, 26 May 2007 (UTC)
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