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 [Paulmaior.blogspot.com] AdStart - Identity Blog: List of company name etymologies: - The name, selected by the company's employees, is derived from the words hospital, spirit, inspire and the Latin word spero, which means hope. It reflects the company's primary market focus, its heritage as the core global hospital products business of Abbott, and expresses the hope and optimism that are critical in the healthcare industry.

 [Factbites.com] Etymologies - Factbites: Degrading and insulting pseudo-etymologies were a standard weapon of Jerome 's arsenal of sarcasm, and Isidore of Seville compiled a volume of etymologies, some quite far-fetched, to illuminate the triumph of religion.

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