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Perfect for the quiver of any good sesquipedalian along with the likes of defenestration.
Posted by mollman on September 20, 2012 at 1:09 PM
More, I Say! 2
The Spanish for sneeze is "estornudo." Pretty close!
Posted by More, I Say! on September 20, 2012 at 1:17 PM
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The real question is, what is the etymology of staunch?
Posted by candiru08 on September 20, 2012 at 2:07 PM
treacle 4
éterneur = to sneeze in French.
The French é is often (not always) a missing s in the English word.
eg. école/school, étoit/straits, écran/screen, etc.

À tes souhaits!
Posted by treacle on September 20, 2012 at 2:28 PM
treacle 5
@3, here, let me google that for you: etymology of staunch.
Posted by treacle on September 20, 2012 at 2:31 PM
thatsnotright 6
micturation: to pee
eructation: to burp
Posted by thatsnotright on September 20, 2012 at 3:30 PM
Irena 7
Why are you calling yourself a dork? Intellectual curiosity is sexy...
Posted by Irena on September 20, 2012 at 4:37 PM

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