Comments by "" (@VersusARCH) on "The Drydock - Episode 140" video.

  1. 00:44:28 I am no linguist but could the Italian term "fregata" (from which the English term "frigate" comes) be connected to the also Italian (Venetian more specifically) term "regata" (regatta as a loan word in English) which denotes a boat race? Given the linguistic similarities and the fact that frigates were built for speed I believe it is likely. The term "regatta" is from Venetian regata ("contention for mastery"), from regatare ("compete, haggle, sell at retail").
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  2.  @NonSektur  Is the term older than the ship class?
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