From: Jonas Hartmann <Mail@...>
Date: 2005-04-23T22:46:59+09:00
Subject: Re: Article: Seeing Metaclasses Clearly

>> What about "eigenclass", like in eigenvalue? 
> But eigen is just German for own.  I'd rather just keep it in English.
it is also but not only:
http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&relink=on&sectHdr=on&spellToler=std&search=eigen
http://dict.leo.org/?lp=ende&lang=de&searchLoc=0&cmpType=relaxed&relink=on&sectHdr=on&spellToler=std&search=own

"eigen" can mean much more.

try some latin/roman word ;p

--
ionas
:: someone who got no single clue about metaclasses at all ;-(