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Old 10-18-2002, 01:47 PM   #22
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Originally posted by philip:
quote:
Originally posted by daan:
Tempus ( an alternative for Temptus) - Wind
But it also means time (tempus -tempora) Have had 3 years and 2 months Latin now.[/QUOTE]Right, like "tempo", "temporal", "temporary", "contemporary" ...all coming from the Latin root meaning "time".

Opto or Opthalo would probably be "eye", Philip; Oculo is a derivation of "occultus", meaning the hidden, such as "occult" (hidden knowledge) or an occulation (the eclipsing of a star by a heavenly body).

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