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5 Oct 2026, 19:41 by bogdan “Etymologies from AHD, Etymonline, MW, OED, RHWU, Wiktionary” current version
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+ ==Etymology==
+ First recorded in 1597,^(MW Collegiate)^(OED 1989) [[af|en|Tantalus|-ize]],^(OED 1989)^(RHWU) after the mythical king Tantalus ([[der|la|Tantalus]], [[der|grc|Τάνταλος|tr=Tántalos]]),^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary) who was punished in the underworld by standing in water that receded whenever he stooped to drink, beneath fruit that withdrew from his reach.^(Etymonline)^(Wiktionary)
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+ ==References==
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