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Palmares Derivation

OTB · 2004-05-03T15:37:10+00:00

Does anyone know the derivation of this word? I understand that is essentially means one's cycling resume but what language is it, etc? Just curious

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3 May 2004, 15:37 UTC #1

Does anyone know the derivation of this word? I understand that is
essentially means one's cycling resume but what language is it, etc?
Just curious

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Richard Adams
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3 May 2004, 22:48 UTC #2

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Does anyone know the derivation of this word? I understand that is
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Just curious
Palmarès: noun, french; honors, awards, recognition. Probably
originally derived from latin, tho I'm no latin scholar.

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benjo maso
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3 May 2004, 23:23 UTC #3

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Does anyone know the derivation of this word? I understand that is
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Just curious
Palmarès: noun, french; honors, awards, recognition. Probably
originally derived from latin,
Yes, it is. It's from "palmaris", "he who merits a palm".
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Robert Chung
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4 May 2004, 05:27 UTC #4

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Just curious
Palmarès: noun, french; honors, awards, recognition. Probably
originally derived from latin,
Yes, it is. It's from "palmaris", "he who merits a palm".
What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"

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Steven L. Sheffield
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4 May 2004, 11:16 UTC #5

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> Does anyone know the derivation of this word? I understand that is
> essentially means one's cycling resume but what language is it, etc?
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> Just curious
Palmarès: noun, french; honors, awards, recognition. Probably
originally derived from latin,
Yes, it is. It's from "palmaris", "he who merits a palm".
What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
There's so many .... Like "Kunichus" and "Trdinas"
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Ewoud Dronkert
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4 May 2004, 11:25 UTC #6

Steven L. Sheffield said:
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What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
"Trdinas"
That's Greek, dumbass.

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Jay Hill
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4 May 2004, 14:15 UTC #7

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Yes, it is. It's from "palmaris", "he who merits a palm".
What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
There's so many .... Like "Kunichus" and "Trdinas"

Almost got a spit take on that one.

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Tom Kunich
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5 May 2004, 00:07 UTC #8

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Palmarès: noun, french; honors, awards, recognition. Probably
originally derived from latin,
Yes, it is. It's from "palmaris", "he who merits a palm".
What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
A word that sounds remarkably like "Chung".

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Tom Kunich
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5 May 2004, 00:08 UTC #9

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What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
"Trdinas"
That's Greek, dumbass.
As much as I would hate to claim him, I understand that Trdina, like half of
my family, are Croatian.

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Carl Sundquist
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5 May 2004, 02:57 UTC #10

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> What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
"Trdinas"
That's Greek, dumbass.
As much as I would hate to claim him, I understand that Trdina, like half

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my family, are Croatian.
If you're lucky, he might be a first cousin of yours.

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5 May 2004, 12:56 UTC #11

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>> What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
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> "Trdinas"
That's Greek, dumbass.
As much as I would hate to claim him, I understand that Trdina, like

half
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my family, are Croatian.
If you're lucky, he might be a first cousin of yours.
I'd never be first cousin to a monkey.

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Steven L. Sheffield
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6 May 2004, 05:41 UTC #12

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> On Tue, 04 May 2004 11:16:20 GMT, Steven L. Sheffield wrote:
>>> What's the Latin for "he who merits a back of the hand?"
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>> "Trdinas"
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> That's Greek, dumbass.
As much as I would hate to claim him, I understand that Trdina, like

half
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of
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my family, are Croatian.
If you're lucky, he might be a first cousin of yours.
I'd never be first cousin to a monkey.
Nope ... Just one's girlfriend.
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