Etymology of "Cingular"

Thread view:

Enable EMail Alerts

Start New Thread

Thread rating:

mc - 13 Mar 2006 00:22 GMT

When they named the company, were they thinking of Latin "cingulum" ("belt,
rope")?

"Cingularis" is perfectly good Latin for "having to do with ropes or belts
to tie things down."

Reply to this Message

Andy S - 13 Mar 2006 00:30 GMT

> When they named the company, were they thinking of Latin "cingulum"
> ("belt, rope")?
>
> "Cingularis" is perfectly good Latin for "having to do with ropes or belts
> to tie things down."

From
http://www.rakemag.com/up_the_charts/results.aspx?pID=11552&itemID=10741

Cingular
A fine example of alterative spelling

Singular would be the derived from form

Signature

Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100
VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE
SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463
SINCE APRIL 1993

Reply to this Message

mc - 13 Mar 2006 01:03 GMT

> From
> http://www.rakemag.com/up_the_charts/results.aspx?pID=11552&itemID=10741
[quoted text clipped - 3 lines]
>
> Singular would be the derived from form

I know "singular" is what they were thinking of. I'm just amused that they
didn't look in a Latin dictionary and find "cingulum," which probably has
connotations they don't want at all!

Reply to this Message

Andy S - 13 Mar 2006 01:55 GMT

>> From
>> http://www.rakemag.com/up_the_charts/results.aspx?pID=11552&itemID=10741
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> they didn't look in a Latin dictionary and find "cingulum," which probably
> has connotations they don't want at all!

True. I won't bash them as my wife works for them in a round a bout way.

See my sig for our preferred carrier. At least for now.

Signature

Andrew D. Sisson
LG VX8100
VZW<BAM<FRONTIER CELLULAR<ROCHESTER TEL. MOBILE
SID 154 EV-DO PRL 50463
SINCE APRIL 1993

Reply to this Message

Sarge - 13 Mar 2006 05:28 GMT

> When they named the company, were they thinking of Latin "cingulum"
> ("belt, rope")?
>
> "Cingularis" is perfectly good Latin for "having to do with ropes or belts
> to tie things down."

Hahahaha, MC, you either have waaaaay too much time on your hands or not
enough real worries. :0)

Reply to this Message

mc - 13 Mar 2006 05:48 GMT

>> When they named the company, were they thinking of Latin "cingulum"
>> ("belt, rope")?
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> Hahahaha, MC, you either have waaaaay too much time on your hands or not
> enough real worries. :0)

Actually, my problem is too much knowledge of Latin. I didn't have to look
in the dictionary for this one.

Reply to this Message

clifto - 13 Mar 2006 21:49 GMT

>>> When they named the company, were they thinking of Latin "cingulum"
>>> ("belt, rope")?
[quoted text clipped - 7 lines]
> Actually, my problem is too much knowledge of Latin. I didn't have to look
> in the dictionary for this one.

Semper ubi sub ubi.

Signature

All relevant people are pertinent.
All rude people are impertinent.
Therefore, no rude people are relevant.
-- Solomon W. Golomb

Reply to this Message