Namely, 110

NAMELY

eponyms (EP-uh-nimz)

words based on or derived from a person's name.

First Known Use: mid-19^th century

“What’s in a Name?”

Juliet in Romeo and Juliet, 2.2­

110: pants: clothing worn from the waist down with a separate sleeve for each leg (from Pantalone, a silly old buffoon in the Italian Comedia dell’arte who wore spectacles, baggy breeches, and stockings; he was named for the patron saint of Venice, San Panteleone, 4^th century Venetian physician executed for his believe in Christ; pantaloons originally referred to bloomer, baggy underwear worn by women; later it came to refer to pants tied below the knees and worn by men; from there it went on to be shortened to simply pants and refer to any sort of trousers; first known use, 1833)

He got a brand-new pair of pants

From one of his beloved aunts.

But they were not the proper size—

And that caused him some sad surprise

When he showed up there at the dance,

Where all condemned him for his pants.

But he endured it with a smile—

A started then a brand-new style:

The “baggy look”—a look that scored—

And, oh, his bank account just soared!