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From:Eric Christopherson <raccoon@...>
Date:Sunday, August 15, 1999, 6:41
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From: R. Nierse <rnierse@...>
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> Van: Joe Mondello <Rugpretzel@...> > Aan: Multiple recipients of list CONLANG <CONLANG@...> > Onderwerp: Re: chat: weird names,was Re: conlanging,the ultimate femini=
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> Datum: woensdag 4 augustus 1999 6:21 > > In a message dated 8/4/99 12:09:48 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
fortytwo@UFL.EDU
> writes: > > << Garc=EDa, root word Gari (Old Teutonic) meaning "spearman" > >> > Is this related to the word garrison?
Could very well be. IIRC gari / hari means spear, hariman means 'spearman= '. That's the origin of Herman 'soldier'. ---------- I read somewhere that Garcia is from Basque, but I don't know where I rea= d that offhand.