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To: Kolokotronis
Chrysostomos means Golden Mouthed One. You really have to learn Greek! :)

So I can add it to German, Latin and Gaelic as another language slowly fading? *\;-) (I'm actually encouraged from time to time to get back into Latin because it's in our BCP, if only for headings.)

Actually, if I were around Greek I probably would learn it. Let's see, let me make some guesses:

"chrys(o?)" is probably gold (not sure where I'm reaching for that...)

"(o?)stom(o?)" is definitely mouth (colostomy - "the practice of having/making a mouth for the colon"?)

"(o?)s" likely a suffix indicating singular, "one" or "the one"

(I did all this without googling or any other reference. How'm I doing?)

16 posted on 04/03/2005 5:27:33 PM PDT by sionnsar (†trad-anglican.faithweb.com† || Iran Azadi || Where are we going, and why are we in this handbasket?)
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To: sionnsar

Such a smart Xenos! (Now figure out Xenos!:) )

As a classics major in my college days, I recommend keeping up with the Latin, btw! Of course it was a living language back then!


17 posted on 04/03/2005 5:33:15 PM PDT by Kolokotronis ("Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips!" (Psalm 141:3))
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