User talk:Skydrake

My bad
Hi Skydrake. I initially reverted an edit you made to List of U.S. state name etymologies with the edit summary "rv false information". Except, of course, the information wasn't false. That was entirely a mistake on my part, and I apologize for the implications of that edit summary. Have fun editing Wikipedia! Take care, --Miskwito 22:09, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

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Please note that current user Skydrake does not desire a name change, and objects to usurpation of the name "Skydrake". Edited 21:49, 15 August 2012.

Calectasia cyanea
Hello Skydrake,

Thank you for your edit to Calectasia cyanea. Do you have a reference for the change you made? At present, the reference for the etymology of "cyanea" is the paper by Barrett and Dixon who give the etymology as Latin. "Etymology. The specific epithet is from the Latin - cyaneus, meaning dark blue, in reference to the flower colour."

I do admire your knowledge of Ancient Greek - I find it the hardest part of writing plant articles when the origin of a name derives from that language. Wiktionary is often not much help. I think in this case the Latin word may have derived from the Greek, but if so, there needs to be a reference for that fact. Since the reference (Barrett and Dixon) gives the Latin, the Latin it must be.

I will leave it to you to either give a new reference, or revert the edit.

My best wishes to you. Gderrin (talk) 12:15, 9 April 2015 (UTC)


 * Hello again Skydrake/Demetrios,
 * Nice reply - thanks. Thanks also for the reference. After leaving my original comment I realised - the genus and species names probably should come from the same language. Looking at the Calectasia page, the etymology given is Ancient Greek. Secondly, Barret and Dixon did not name the plant Calectasia cyanea, Robert Brown did in 1810.  Barrett and Dixon could be wrong - I don't think they are in a position to ask him where he obtained his epithet.  (I think the ending cyanea (rather than cyaneus) has something to do with gender - I'm okay with gender in Latin but I don't get it in Ancient Greek.) I have edited Calectasia cyanea again - I hope you approve! Also pleased that I can put the pistols away - a duel won't be necessary. Good luck to you.  Gderrin (talk) 12:20, 11 April 2015 (UTC)