Etymology of "Cingular"

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."

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>"mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> 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...2&itemID=10741

Cingular
A fine example of alterative *****ing

Singular would be the derived from form


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

> From
> http://www.rakemag.com/up_the_charts...2&itemID=10741
>
> Cingular
> A fine example of alterative *****ing
>
> 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!

>> From
>> http://www.rakemag.com/up_the_charts...2&itemID=10741
>>
>> Cingular
>> A fine example of alterative *****ing
>>
>> Singular would be the derived from form
>>
>"mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
> 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!
>
>
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.

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

"mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:z%[email protected]...
> 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)

"Sarge" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>
> "mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:z%[email protected]...
>> 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)

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

mc wrote:
> "Sarge" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> "mc" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:z%[email protected]...
>>> 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)
>
> Actually, my problem is too much knowledge of Latin. I didn't have to look
> in the dictionary for this one.

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