What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

I think cephale means "head", as in the case of cephalopods, but what is does "Arco" mean? All I can think of is either the Arco gas company or a misspelling of acropolis. Anyone have insights into the name of this nation? http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

it probably is just 'acro' with the 'c' and 'r' rearranged and tagged onto 'cephale'. both are greek words.

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

Arco is a musical term you might know if you played the violin, but that seems rather obscure to me.

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

Hmm... acrocephalia is a medical term for someone with a pointed or conelike head. If 'arco' is a misspelling of 'acro', then that means Arcoscephaleans are coneheads. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/image...ies/tongue.gif

http://www.medicineword.com/acrocephalia.shtml

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

and likewise, what does T'ien Ch'i mean?

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

T'ien Ch'i basically means "Heaven and Earth". Pretty ambitious name once you think about it.

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

I remember this question has surfaced before. Apart from extensive forum search, I'd think Arcoscephale's beginning meant something like an arch (or bridge), and cephale might mean head or leader.

...make your own mind about that.

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

Actually, it might be a corruption of Argos, a Greek city on the southeast coast of the Peloponnese, to the northeast of Sparta. According to Wikipedia the word Argos is pre-Hellenic and means something like 'shine' or 'brightly shining'.

So Arcoscephale might mean 'shining heads'. Whether this refers to their bright helmets or their bald heads is for the devs to figure out. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/happy.gif

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

Fal:

T'ien Ch'i is chinese emperor. Probably the worst one in history.

Re: What does Arcoscephale mean?
 

Being a Chinese, I can not recall whom you mean. Could you please make further explanation?

IMO, T'ien Ch'i comes from the Chinese myth concept "Tian Chi", which is the palace for Celestial Beings.

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