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"PETRA", is definetely greek and means stone.
(Jesus said "You will be called Peter because on this stone I'll
build the Church")
Ciao
Yannis
(Jesus said "You will be called Peter because on this stone I'll
build the Church")
Ciao
Yannis
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All these words are derived from Sanskrit VAJRA, 'diamond, thunderbolt', because this is the oldest known language.
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My point was that Giacomo was not giving the meaning of
this "latin" word "petra"...
Does "petra" mean anything in latin? I don't know and I
would like to know.
Regarding the Sanskrit etymology, I don't know; I accept
your opinion. But I feel that "petra", "Petros", "Pedro" etc
are much closer to each other than to the ancient origin
VAJRA.
this "latin" word "petra"...
Does "petra" mean anything in latin? I don't know and I
would like to know.
Regarding the Sanskrit etymology, I don't know; I accept
your opinion. But I feel that "petra", "Petros", "Pedro" etc
are much closer to each other than to the ancient origin
VAJRA.
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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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Thank you!
This webpage (Perseus) is really great!
Thank you
This webpage (Perseus) is really great!
Thank you
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