Talk:heron

Etymology
User:Flibjib8 added this detailed etymology, and it appears to be riddled with mistakes. First, I think he just copied it from somewhere, as I see these same impossible Greek transliterations on several other Internet sites. Other languages seem wrong, too. I suggest we delete it and return to the pre-User:Flibjib8 etymology. —Stephen 01:31, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Yeah Greek doesn't (and never has had) a true undefined:. I support the move, see his user talk. Think he was permablocked on fr:, or else after a series of blocks, he just gave up. Mglovesfun (talk) 01:36, 24 June 2010 (UTC)
 * I restored and revised my previous etymology. Here I have added the same, in abbreviated form, and full of references. Admittedly, some things I couldn't find again, namely the Greek that I assume was mistranslitterated, so I have left them out. In the future, I'd appreciate it if you'd make a valid check on an etymology (i.e., in a book) before removing it on a whim.


 * Flibjib8 16:43, 30 August 2010 (UTC)

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 * See Talk:unicorn.