Big O and Latin

The Big Omega 08-13-2003 04:25 PM
I'm sure there are people out there who are still wondering if there is any origin to the name Megadeus. I'm sure you all know what Mega means, but there are still plenty of people wondering just what the hell is Deus in there for? Deus is Latin for God, most of you know that. Also, the plural form of Deus is Dei, not many of you knew that! So, instead of Megadeuses the proper plural form would be Megadei. I take Latin in school, so when we finally got a Latin dictionary this was the first thing I looked up. I also think that there might be Latin meanings behind other words in the world of Big O. So if you see and/or hear any word in Big O that you aren't certain if it's English or not try seeing if it's Latin. I hope that there is more to this than just Deus.
Jr. 08-13-2003 05:03 PM
Everyone in the show Americanizes the pronunciation of deus. If you pronounce it the Latin way, it's "day-oos". Because the pronunciation has been americanized, and since it's a show, "megadeus" can be considered an english word, so it's probably alright to say "megadeuses". Also interesting is that mega is Greek and not Latin.

You might want to check to see if Fau is a Latin word in some form. It may not be in the nominative case.
The Big Omega 08-13-2003 05:08 PM
I'll check Fau, Constanze, and any other names that we can't really make sense of. Thanks for putting in the pronunciation, Jr., I'd forgotten about that. Anyway, I guess school can be useful after all! simply amazing.......nah I'm just kidding, kind of......
NVWC2006 08-13-2003 05:15 PM
if Fau is being checked, why not Duo? we already know Duo means 2, but in latin? i dunno. and what's the latin letter/word for 'O'?

Hmm, let's see. Any significance in Gabirel? Any other characters last name?

and do tomatos have any importance to to roman/latin people?
Outlaw Skull 08-13-2003 07:43 PM
I'd expand my criteria if I were looking for word orgins in the Big O series.

Specific examples play out heavily on the usage of French and German.
I dang near laughed my head off in the "Legacy of Amadeus" episode when I got the meaning of the significant names of the protagonists.

Amadeus -a nod to Wolfgang amadeus Mozart
Konstansz- a nod possibly to the wife of Mozart, Constance Weber
Gieseng- German in orgin
"Winter Nigt Phantom" had loads of French references

Negotiation result: No side
The Big Omega 08-13-2003 07:45 PM
well, I unfortanently do not have access to french,german, or anything else, just Latin. Frankly that a Japanesse are gonna be more than enough for me. If any of you other guys can research the other aspects go on, I encourage you to do it! I'll take care of the Latin though.
Mugiwara Luffy 08-13-2003 11:35 PM
I looked it up and Gabriel means "god is my strength".

Also, I am taking Latin this year in school!
Megabyte 08-14-2003 02:45 PM
Well, if I remember my latin correctly, fautor (closest thing I could remember to fau) means patron or protector.
evanASF27 08-15-2003 02:07 AM
I'm in my third or forth year of Latin in my high school. If anyone had asked that question I would have answered it too *waves textbook*
But you beat me too it Big Grin

oh and fautor means:
fautor, -oris m supporter, patron
I couldn't find Gabriel anywhere in the dictionary so no luck in Latin origin Frown

I got a huge freakin' LATIN->ENGLISH Dictionary on my computer table Wink
So any questions...POST! Big Grin Cool