Talk:buoyancy

Latest comment: 3 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic Etymology

Etymology

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buoyant: see -ancy. (buoyant: [perhaps ad. Sp. boyante in same sense, or OF. bouyant (app. also synonymous, though explained differently in Godef.); in Eng. it is app. older than buoy v. See -ant1.] )--Backinstadiums (talk) 20:04, 18 August 2021 (UTC)Reply

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