On Friday, October 08, 2010 15:17:13 bearophile wrote: > Jonathan M Davis: > > It's the past participle of the Italian word dire (to say) > > It was, a long time ago. Today it's "detto". > > Bye, > bearophile Good to know. I was just going by what Merriam Webster had to say on that one. I know French but not Italian. - Jonathan M Davis