> ROBUR means POWER in Latin, if I am not mistaken.
It means, literally, hard wood, and mostly is used for oak. (The oak tree is quercus.) From that it came to mean hardness or strength, etc. You're right, Verne was not going for an idea of weakness.
Ernie Sjogren
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Rychlík" <jan.rychlik~at~seznam.cz>
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 2:17 AM
Subject: Re:Luis Senares and Verne
> Dear Christian,
>
> ROBUR means POWER in Latin, if I am not mistaken.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Jan
>
Received on Mon 03 Sep 2007 - 17:10:16 IDT
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