Word: echec
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...expunge useless letters. The Englishman replies that in these cases we destroy all trace of the origin of the word. But "favor," "labor" and "honor" are pure Latin, and the insertion of the letter "u" is a bit of spurious orthography, while "check" certainly comes near the French source (echec) than when spelt "cheque...
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