[ANSTHRLD] Help needed with Latin Name/Word - Osedax

[Luciana Caterina di Borgese]

Does anyone have any ideas on this one, please?

Luciana


On 10/19/06, Luciana Caterina di Borgese <dolce.luce at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Help, please!
>
> I have a submitter who heard the word <Osedax> and fell in love with it.
> He likes the way that it sounds. It is Latin, and is a genus of deep-sea
> worms. Osedax is Latin for "bone-eating". This happens to be a recently
> named genus (within the past few years).
>
> Has anyone heard of any name that sounds like this? I do not even know
> where to begin. His preference would be for an early Roman name, BUT he
> would just like to have 'his' name. He does not care what language or period
> is from. He simply asked me if I could place the word in 'our' time period.
>
> I do not think I can place the word/name in period, but I am hoping to
> find an idea for a possible alternative. He is going mostly for the sound.
> Does anyone have any ideas on where I could even begin to look?
>
> He did tell me that he submitted a name during Pensic - <Otes Dackes>. He
> seems to be able to live with that name, but would prefer something closer,
> if possible.
>
> Any help, or any direction to look in would be muchly appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Luciana
>