> >> > >> Fa(s)cinating name - Radcliffe Camera, I wonder why. > >> > > > > "Camera" in Italian translates to "chamber" or "room" in > English. I believe > > but can't confirm that "camera" is also Latin for "room". > The legal term > > "in camera" means "in a sealed room" or "in private". Old English > > universities are very fond of Latin. > > > > Regards, Anthony > > > > Camera is indeed Latin for room and the use by old universities is a > relic of when Latin was the common language of scholars, which it was > up until 200 or so years ago. >
Indeed. It is why the area of Paris around the Sorbonne is called the Latin Quarter. Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
