> > It was, of course, originally "haggus" (from the medieval Latin
> It isn't *in that nice Medieval Latin dictionary my husband bought me,
which
> is a shame.
Indeed it is disgraceful -- I think Roger should in that case take it back
and ask for a refund.
> Nothing remotely comparable, single or double g, any reasonable
> vowel, first letter voiced or unvoiced. I think you're having me on.
Would I *ever* do anything like that, dear Joanna?
> I bet
> the word never had anything to do with Latin. Unless you're prepared to
> accept a derivation through classical Latin 'agger', a mound or heap, or
the
> waste materials forming such a heap?
Do I sense a degree of both scepticism and desperation creeping into your
tone?
<snigger>
Robin
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