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From: "Arthur Hagen" <a...@broomstick.com>
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Subject: Re: Terry Tour Report - Seattle, WA, USA Edition
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 22:02:44 -0400
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Alec Cawley <a...@spamspam.co.uk> wrote:
> Sofia wrote:
>> On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 10:00:16 -0400, Arthur Hagen wrote:
>>
>>> Interestingly, the word "vault" has the same etymology as "vulva".
>>>
>>
>> As far as I know, a vault is also a burial chamber, a domed
>> underground chamber, or a really high/long leap, but I've never
>> heard it called a *vulva* before, "aaarrrggghhh"! :-(.
>
> That is not what he said. Etymology is the study of the descent of
> words, not synonyms. I.e. he claims that "vault" and "vulva" are both
> derived from the same source. The OED does *not* confirm this
> statement.

That depends on what you mean by OED -- Oxford English Dictionary or Online 
Etymology Dictionary.  The latter does agree that both words have "volvere" 
(roll) as a common ancestor.  What does Oxford say?

Regards,
-- 
*Art