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Subject:	Re: I take it all back
Author:	Obie (guest, 213.10.185.228)
Date:	April 15, 2004 at 2:36:15 PM
Reply to:	Re: My two cents by yannis

Well, petra does in fact mean stone, rock, crag. See http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/resolveform?lang=Latin. I should have kept quiet about VAJRA though. I don't know where I got that from. It may be more likely that the real origin is sanskrit PRASTARA 'stone'...

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Messages in this thread:

Cannot define or translate name "Piedra" - J. P. Apr 14 2004, 4:27:55 PM
- Re: Cannot define or translate name "Piedra" - Giacomo Apr 15 2004, 7:39:10 AM
  - To Giacomo: - yannis Apr 15 2004, 10:14:15 AM
    - Re: My two cents - Obie Apr 15 2004, 11:12:11 AM
      - Re: My two cents - yannis Apr 15 2004, 11:42:59 AM
        
        Re: I take it all back - Obie Apr 15 2004, 2:36:15 PM
        
        Thank you! - yannis Apr 15 2004, 3:13:03 PM
- Re: Cannot define or translate name "Piedra" - Sean Foglai Apr 14 2004, 7:55:00 PM
  - Re: Cannot define or translate name "Piedra" - Pedro Aug 20 2004, 2:45:31 PM

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