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September 1, 1984Accounting Historians Journal

Etymological Observations on Some Accounting Terms

Vahé Baladouni

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Selected on the basis of their etymological appeal to the author, eighteen accounting terms are traced to their earliest ascertainable form and meaning in the family of languages to which they belong. Such an investigation not only reveals something of our past, but also helps energize the conceptual landscape of our vocabulary.a

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synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7196b0b5c1fe5ca9dfdd6a https://doi.org/10.2308/0148-4184.11.2.101

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