57201, Тотем
Послано iskander, 17-06-2008 19:26
Тотем
totem
animal or natural object considered as the emblem of a family or clan, 1760, from Algonquian (probably Ojibwa) odoodeman "his sibling kin, his group or family," hence, "his family mark;" also attested in Fr. in 1609 in form aoutem among the Micmacs or other Indians of Nova Scotia. Totem pole is 1808, in reference to west coast Canadian Indians.
т.е. - Тотем - Фамилии знак - чем не "тато". Правда на индейском - но ведь почему бы и нет - разве индейцы не люди?
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