A trivial point > Decimo and Sexto do not seem to be Latin. I think they are Italian words They are Latin. Decimus means tenth, but the ablative decimo means "on the tenth". Sextodecimo and decimo sexto are interchangeable. (16th in Italian is "sedicesimo") Hector

A trivial point. Ah well. Just shows what 60 years can do to the memory. George -------Original Message------- From: Hector Davie Date: 04/10/12 15:39:48 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [SOG-UK] Meaning of Alias on Baptism? A trivial point > Decimo and Sexto do not seem to be Latin. I think they are Italian words They are Latin. Decimus means tenth, but the ablative decimo means "on the tenth". Sextodecimo and decimo sexto are interchangeable. (16th in Italian is "sedicesimo") Hector ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4926 - Release Date: 04/10/12