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To: horsegirl48 who wrote (33079)3/25/2002 9:43:10 PM
From: BirdDog  Respond to of 52237
 
Question, why does a person who invests all your money called a broker??

Etymology: Middle English, negotiator, from Anglo-French brocour
Date: 14th century
1 : one who acts as an intermediary: as a : an agent who arranges marriages b : an agent who negotiates contracts of purchase and sale (as of real estate, commodities, or securities)

Or one could say that if you're dumb enough to let him invest ALL your money...it'll make you broker. ?????

BirdDog@Prairie.com



To: horsegirl48 who wrote (33079)3/25/2002 10:17:17 PM
From: KymarFye  Respond to of 52237
 
Further to previous post - the Anglo-Fr. "brocour" goes back to the ONorm.Fr. broceor which goes back to the OFr. brokier, brochier: to broach, tap; orig. sense: "wine dealer."


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