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To: Dr.Deth

That is why it’s called “Real Estate” which means Royal Land, or land belonging to the king or state.


49 posted on 02/28/2014 8:17:14 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet (I will raise $2M for Sarah Palin's next run, what will you do?)
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To: 2ndDivisionVet
That is why it’s called “Real Estate” which means Royal Land, or land belonging to the king or state.

A classic example of folk etymology.

The term "real" in this case comes from the Latin for "thing" as opposed to "person," not from the Latin for King.

http://djhusi-realestate.blogspot.com/2009/06/real-estate-etymology.html

64 posted on 02/28/2014 8:43:31 PM PST by Sherman Logan
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