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(, Sun 1 Apr 2001, 1:00)
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Erm, I'm not sure the etymology is at all certain
but I think Kroney's suggestion is the most commonly believed one.
(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:45, 2 replies, latest was 15 years ago)
What have insects got to do with it?

(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:50, Reply)
Ety, not Ento, petal.

(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:51, Reply)
I was being silly.

(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:58, Reply)
I suspected as much
hence the "petal"
(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:58, Reply)
The other one I found was about Indians
but it still didn't explain why the Indian's loincloths were called g-strings, so I didn't bother mentioning it.
(, Mon 11 Jul 2011, 14:56, Reply)

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