Re: CHAT: OT CHAT: Asperger's syndrome
| From: | Mangiat <mangiat@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, June 28, 2000, 18:46 |
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Christophe wrote:
> At 12:43 27/06/00 EDT, you wrote:
> >>
> >>Funny, I didn't even think that this name could be possibly feminine. It
> >>must be because it looks like "Lucas" which is a French masculine first
> name.
> >>
> >
> > ::embarassesed grin:: What sort of name is _Christophe_? <just
kidding>
> >>
> >
>
> French masculine first name, Greek-Christian origin. :)
>
Greek Christophoros = Christbearer, or something like that. PHOR- in phoros
is a gradus apophonicus of the verb PHERO, to bring, Latin 'fero', English
'bear'.
Luca