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[Facts] Furthermore...
by Pavlos
6/26/2006, 11:09 PM
in reply to a message by Andy ;—)
The word "iodes," from "ion" (the flower violet) and "eidos" (type) is Greek for "violet-colored". The word "iodone" was constructed from this word. The contemporary Greek word for "ultraviolet" is "hyperiodes".
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VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 6:43 AM
•Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  morfydd  ·  6/26/2006, 12:03 PM
•Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 12:19 PM
•Re: VIOLA from the Greek ION?  ·  Miranda  ·  6/26/2006, 12:31 PM
•Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/26/2006, 12:58 PM
•Furthermore...  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/26/2006, 11:09 PM
•Re: Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Pavlos the Greak Freak  ·  6/26/2006, 11:03 PM
•ION, Athens, and the flower  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/27/2006, 12:56 AM
•Ionians are not purple!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/27/2006, 1:18 AM
•But they do grow in flower beds!  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/27/2006, 1:51 AM
•Re: But they do grow in flower beds!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/29/2006, 2:12 AM
•The link doesn't seem to work …  ·  Andy ;—)  ·  6/30/2006, 3:52 AM
•Re: Where are you Greek-Freaks out there?  ·  Anneza  ·  6/26/2006, 11:28 PM
•Not so!  ·  Pavlos  ·  6/27/2006, 1:09 AM