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Help[Facts] Re: Etymology of Cabiria
in reply to a message by Andria
My Italian name dictionary, Santi e Fanti by Enzo La Stella T., says that Cabiria was invented for the 1914 film, and says it perhaps comes from the Semitic word kabir, "powerful", though that seems to be La Stella's guess.
This message was edited 11/5/2005, 12:41 PM
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