NAMELY
eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)
words based on
or derived from a person's name.
First Known Use: mid-19th
century
“What’s in a
Name?”
Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2
35: shrapnel: fragments of metal
from a bomb or shell (from Henry Shrapnel, 1761–1842, English artillery officer
who invented the deadly technique of bomb- and shell-making; first known use of
word, 1806)
Since Shrapnel (Henry) came along,
War has not been the same:
His science sadly did increase
The ease to kill and maim.
We’ve really never stopped our search
For clever ways to kill.
Let’s hope the time is not far off
When—just perhaps?—we will?
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