Talk:Manes

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Contents 1 Derivation from PIE *men- "think" 2 Derivation of name 3 Derivation of "Manes" 4 Fowing up

[edit] Derivation from PIE *men- "think"

What's the source of this claim? I'm curious. --Glengordon01 04:43, 17 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Derivation of name

I'm also curious. I have a source here (the one I just added to the article if you want to check it out) which says that Manes is derived from "an archaic adjective manus-'good'- which was the opposite of immanis". Could whoever put the PIE derivation cite a source? Thanks. RollingStone122 18:18, 6 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Derivation of "Manes"

I went ahead and changed the information regarding the origin of the word "manes". If I'm reading the history page correctly, the user who wrote the previous (uncited) derivation, "Winona Gone Shopping", is no longer on Wikipedia, so I don't think any source for his/her claims is forthcoming. If anyone disagrees with the change, has another source with a derivation for Manes, or wants to comment, feel free. RollingStone122 02:23, 28 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fowing up

What exactly is a "fowing stone". The word "fowing" and the presumptive verb "fow" are things that all the dictionaries I have looked at are plentifully ignorant of. Was **flowing stone intended? that makes some sense in context. Or is this some antient dialect word I just don't know? - Smerdis of Tlön 19:34, 7 September 2007 (UTC)