Re: Re: paleonet Word meanings - Halimeda

["Georgiana L Wingard" <lwingard@xxxxxxxx>]

Using my "Composition of Scientific Words" (Brown, 1956 (reprint 1985)
Smithsonian Inst. Press) - I came up with this . . .

Hali - derived from Greek hals, halos, sea salt; or halios - of the sea

There is no listing for "meda" but I'm speculating perhaps the derivation
is Medea - the greek enchantress or Medusa - the mythological woman with
snake like hair (the branches of the halimeda?).

For anyone interested in origin of words - Brown is a GREAT reference.
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                      Bruno GRANIER                                                                                                       
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      Dear Oliver,


      I found on the web that Halimeda is a given name [  :) Do you know
      any girl/woman whose name is Halimeda*?]


      *except for Ed Drew's "Halimeda, the dancer" ;)


      What is the ethnic origin? Greek


      What does it mean? Thinking of the sea.


      B.G.


      WAS:


      Dear Paleonetters,

      Following the recent thread on 'word meanings', I wonder if I could
      ask the list for the origin/meaning of Halimeda, the calcareous green
      alga of the tropics.

      Thanks to all.

      Sincerely,

      Oliver