Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!ihnp4!cbosgd!ccf From: ccf@cbosgd.UUCP (Chuck F.) Newsgroups: net.unix Subject: More Etymology Message-ID: <942@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 07:12:50 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.942 Posted: Thu Feb 9 07:12:50 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Feb-84 04:13:54 EST Distribution: net Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus Lines: 20 coniunx ~igis 1. A partner in marriage, consort. b. a husband c. a wife; and intended wife, bride; (also applied to a concubine). iunix ~icis A young cow, heifer. unis ~eos ploughshare (Plutarchus derives the word from the sound of a hog's nozzling and rooting - no offense intended, Ken). *<--- chuck --->* cbosgd!ccf BTL Columbus