Many open source projects have animal name or logo. So I guess it's just old tradition.
Jussi On Thu, Jul 13, 2017 at 11:18 AM, Jorge Carrión <sho...@gmail.com> wrote: > It's a joke, I think. Searching for something that contains BAS, from > Basic. Why an animal I don't know. Benoit likes to eat prawns, I > soppouse... > > 😁😁😁 > > Best Regards > > 2017-07-13 8:37 GMT+02:00 Fernando Cabral <fernandojosecab...@gmail.com>: > > > *Warning: this is only a linguistic curiosity with no relation to Gambas, > > the language.* > > > > Entirely by chance, I came across the following definition and etymology > > for gambas, the word: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *From Petit Robert 2007: gambasgambas [gɑ̃bas] nom féminin plurielétym. > > répandu v. 1960; catalan gamba, du latin populaire cambarus, classique > > cammarus, du grec kammarosv■ Grosses crevettes comestibles de la > > Méditerranée. Gambas frites (è scampi), grillées. Brochette de gambas.▫ > > Rare Une gamba [gɑ̃ba].* > > In Brazil, I never heard the word gamba. I never found it in written > text. > > Nevertheless, at least one Brazilian dictionary registers it as a Spanish > > word only recently introduced into Portuguese. So, perhaps it is used in > > Portugal. > > > > Anyway, it is interesting to know that, in the end, it comes from Greek > > "kammaros" that gave us the Portuguese "camarão" and the Italian > > "gamberetto". Nevertheless, at the first sight, it is hard to see that > > "gamba" and "camarão" come from the same Greek word. > > > > -- > > Fernando Cabral > > Blogue: http://fernandocabral.org > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/fjcabral > > e-mail: fernandojosecab...@gmail.com > > Facebook: f...@fcabral.com.br > > Telegram: +55 (37) 99988-8868 > > Wickr ID: fernandocabral > > WhatsApp: +55 (37) 99988-8868 > > Skype: fernandojosecabral > > Telefone fixo: +55 (37) 3521-2183 > > Telefone celular: +55 (37) 99988-8868 > > > > Enquanto houver no mundo uma só pessoa sem casa ou sem alimentos, > > nenhum político ou cientista poderá se gabar de nada. > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------ > > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > > _______________________________________________ > > Gambas-user mailing list > > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > > > ------------------------------------------------------------ > ------------------ > Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most > engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot > _______________________________________________ > Gambas-user mailing list > Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
