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Old Mar 9, 2020 | 12:52 pm
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Originally Posted by enviroian
Where does the term cabotage come from? From sabotage or cabbage? Lol
Wikipedia says: The term "cabotage" is borrowed from French. It is derived from caboter which means "to travel along the coast". The origin of caboter is obscure: it may come from cap or cabo "cape", or it may refer to a type of boat. Attempts to link the name to the Italian explorer Cabot are not supported by evidence

Thanks for asking. I have wondered about that myself, but never bothered to look it up before. I had alway assumed that it had been named after some "robber baron" - like an Astor, or a Rockafeller - who had done Bad Things™.
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