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The cartoon suggest humorously that perhaps [a?u:] derived from [a?o:] similarly. 8. ? Etymology詞源學(xué) a. size: From Old French assiser(―assize‖), which has as one of its meanings ―a statute for regulating weights and measures.‖ b. royal: From Middle French from Latin regalis (―kingly‖). c. aquatic: From Middle French from Latin aqua (―water‖) + aticus. d. heavenly: From Old English heofenlic。 akin to Old Norse himinn。 Goth himins。 German Himmel. Old Norse: the North Germanic language of the Scandinavian peoples prior to about 1350 e. skill: From Old Norse skil (―distinction, difference‖). f. ranch: From Spanish rancho (―camp‖). g. blouse: From French vetement de laine blouse (―garment of short wool‖). h. robot: From Czech, coined by Karel ?apek in the play . (1920) from the base robot, as in robota (“pulsory labor”), robotnik (“peasant owing such labor”). i. check: From Old