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**janeseymore09092** · 11-13-2005, 07:00 AM

As I said, it has come to mean that, but the original meaning had nothing to do with rank. It came from two ideograms that might be translated as, "One who is born before.

Likewise, the English word "moot" used to mean "debatable", but nowadays, it's used to say that an argument won't be tolerated or heard.

11-13-2005, 07:00 AM	#4
janeseymore09092 Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 410 Senior Member	As I said, it has come to mean that, but the original meaning had nothing to do with rank. It came from two ideograms that might be translated as, "One who is born before. Likewise, the English word "moot" used to mean "debatable", but nowadays, it's used to say that an argument won't be tolerated or heard.
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