HBP spoiler(ish): Hor-thingies: etymology

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--- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "nrenka" <nrenka at y...> wrote:
> --- In the_old_crowd at yahoogroups.com, "Amanda Geist" <editor at t...> 
> wrote:
> 
> > No, no, this makes immediate sense to me. Horcrux = hors 
(outside) 
> > crux (soul). The outside soul. The part stored out there. As 
opposed 
> > to the inside soul, the part you still have.
> > 
> > I like that. Good job, guys.
> 
> But crux (crux, crucis) is 'cross'.  It's not a word ever used in 
> either Greek or Latin (it's Latin) for 'soul'.
> 
> Hmmmm.
> 
> -Nora is happy to be your resident classicist

How about something like, extending your life into immortality is a 
cross to bear. Splitting your soul into 7 pieces has to have some 
consequences.
Fran