Friday, December 24, 2010

Ten Fascinating And Unexpected Origins Of Words

Language is a fascinating thing.
The words we use today are drawn from, and have evolved for, today's usage from a wide variety of sources. One source is someone's name. An eponym is a word that has its origin in a person's name.

Here's a list that contains 10 eponyms and their fascinating origins.

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