Like philosophy, (contemplating human existence), from Philo?
Platonic, (having an intimate, non-sexual relationship with someone), from Plato?
Are some words insults to peoples names?
Like Hypocrates, who gave us the doctor's Hypocratic oath, ( to never harm a patient)? Hypocrite?
Or Confuscious? Confusion?
2006-08-12 06:57:58 · 4 answers · asked by Tegghiaio Aldobrandi 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
The list goes on and on. Just some:
Boycott
Pullman
Maverick
Tawdry (from St. Audrey)
Sandwich (from Earl of Sandwich)
Ampere
Lynch
Leotard
Raglan (the sleeves - from Lord Raglan)
Malapropism (from Mrs. Malaprop in a novel)
Silhouette
Pompadour (from Madame Pompadour)
Volt (from Volta, Italian scientist)
Guppy (Man's name, believe it or not - gave the first specimen to the British Museum)
Tsar (Russian ruler - derived from Caesar)
Kaiser (German ruler, also from Caesar)
2006-08-12 10:17:43 · answer #1 · answered by dollhaus 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Quite a few, but some of the ones you mentioned are not quite right - if you have an etymological dictionary, look them up and get more info. e.g. 'philosophy' comes from two Greek words meaning love of knowledge - not someone called Phil!
The doctor's oath is 'Hippocratic' - not hypocritical!
2006-08-12 14:04:42 · answer #2 · answered by mad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, philo just means love (it's used as a suffix in pedophilia), and Confucius and Hippocrates were just unfortunately named. DeCartes gives us Cartesian, Raphael gives us Raphaelite, Christ gives us Christian, Abraham gives us Abrahamic... the list goes on. Almost everyone who ever affected the world has an adjective.
2006-08-12 14:06:05 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a lot
2006-08-12 19:34:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋