Re: CHAT: weird names,was Re: conlanging,the ultimate feminist

alypius wrote:

> Istanbul if from a Greek expression that means "to the city."
Nope.  No evidence for that.

> Well, don't forget about Roman-ia, "land of the Romans," and cradle of one
> of the 6 modern Romance languages.  (Can anyone name all 6?)  ~alypius
Um, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, Italian, Catalan, Occitan,
Sardinian, Rhaeto-Romance, Francoprovencal, Dalmatian (died out in
the 16th century), ... oh yes, Brithenig.

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