Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:15:34 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:15:24 -0500 Received: from hera.cwi.nl ([192.16.191.8]:47047 "EHLO hera.cwi.nl") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Sat, 24 Mar 2001 08:15:13 -0500 Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2001 14:14:28 +0100 (MET) From: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl Message-Id: To: groudier@club-internet.fr, sclark46@gte.net Subject: etymology was: OOM fest Cc: Andries.Brouwer@cwi.nl, alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk, dalecki@evision-ventures.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, nick@snowman.net Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Btw, 'decade' comes from Latin 'deca'=10 and dies=days No. It is from the Greek dekas, dekados (group of ten). > Could it be due to the word 'decadent' Unrelated. (MLatin: to fall down.) - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/