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[Frogmogman]

A Finnish word for mist on the sea is the word Har and Finnish is, in part, a language with Asian origins.

In Cantonese the word 'har' means a sea mist.

They're canny lads, the Cantonese.

The Chinese for "it's raining" is 落雨, which in Cantonese is pronounced "Loch Ewe"

How do they know that ? It proves they must have been there.

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

They're canny lads, the Cantonese.

The Chinese for "it's raining" is 落雨, which in Cantonese is pronounced "Loch Ewe"

How do they know that ? It proves they must have been there.

The Ancient Greeks visited a far away land during one of their sailing voyages and being winter time it was dark there, so they called this land "The Land of Darkness" or "Σκοτία" (Scotia) in Greek. This is how Scotland got its name.

 

[Sybarite]

The Ancient Greeks visited a far away land during one of their sailing voyages and being winter time it was dark there, so they called this land "The Land of Darkness" or "Σκοτία" (Scotia) in Greek. This is how Scotland got its name.

I do believe Scotia was the name applied first to the Irish. When the Irish migrated to Alba/Pictland in the 5th and 6th centuries they brought the name, the formula for "Oisce" (whiskey) , kilts and their language....

In old Irish folklore/history, Scota was the daughter of a pharoah who married Miles (of Scythian descent). The sons of Miles led the Milesian invasion of Ireland.

 

[dom]

I do believe Scotia was the name applied first to the Irish. When the Irish migrated to Alba/Pictland in the 5th and 6th centuries they brought the name, the formula for "Oisce" (whiskey) , kilts and their language....

In old Irish folklore/history, Scota was the daughter of a pharoah who married Miles (of Scythian descent). The sons of Miles led the Milesian invasion of Ireland.

Indeed, Scotia was the Latin word for the Gaels - i.e. us lot!

 

[CAPTAIN FANTASTIC]

Gauls is a Latin name for the people who called themselves "Celts"; people who originated in Anatolia who the Greeks called them "Keltoi". The name "Scotia" was given by Pytheas of Massalia, the Greek explorer and astronomer from the Greek colony of Massalia (modern-day the port of Marseille in France) who explored Iceland, Ireland, Britain, and the Arctic polar ice.
He was the first known person to give an account of tides and that they were caused by the moon. Also it makes me think that the Europeans were more free to travel then than now and perhaps more united than now too.

 

[dk]

It is possible to make an educated guess - a reasonably well educated person of UK decent would be unlikely to use "overcomed" but would write/speak "overcome" instead.

However, pedantry aside, congratulations to Captain Fantastic for his excellent use of a foreign language.

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[Frogmogman]

Gauls is a Latin name for the people who called themselves "Celts"; people who originated in Anatolia who the Greeks called them "Keltoi". The name "Scotia" was given by Pytheas of Massalia, the Greek explorer and astronomer from the Greek colony of Massalia (modern-day the port of Marseille in France) who explored Iceland, Ireland, Britain, and the Arctic polar ice.
He was the first known person to give an account of tides and that they were caused by the moon. Also it makes me think that the Europeans were more free to travel then than now and perhaps more united than now too.

Nice history lesson Capt F, very interesting.

As regards freedom of travel, we Europeans enjoy wonderful freedom of travel, just sad that the UK has given up this benefit.