Message: "Re: Which one??" - Behind the Name

Re: Which one??

by kaleko

7/26/2006, 2:24 PM

KASS-ee-us

Originally, that is a Latin name from antiquity. (Look here for a list of Romans named Cassius: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassius_%28gens%29)

It got contracted to KASH-us in English only later.

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