# Odd etmologies

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**Created:** [February 16, 2004, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-etmologies/229553 "2004-02-16T21:49:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2004, 8:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/odd-etmologies/229553/21 "2004-02-22T08:43:19Z")

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I think Cisco was referring to this:

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> Etymology: Middle English _morgage_, from Middle French, from Old French, from \*mort \* dead (from Latin _mortuus_) + \*gage \* gage

– more at MURDER  
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