Namely, 13

NAMELY

EP-oh-nimz

a word 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

13: diesel: a compression-ignition engine that burns fuel on the inside by forcing into a small space and then injecting fuel into it; the air heats up and ignites the fuel without a spark plug; diesel engines are used for heavy vehicles, such as trucks, trains and submarines; diesel is also a low-grade petroleum for fuelling a diesel engine. (From Rudolph Diesel, 1858–1913, German mechanical engineer who invented the engine now named for him; first use of word—1894)

Oh no, this word came not from Vin,

That actor in those car-chase flicks

(How many are there? More than six?)

But from one of those German men

So clever is the ways of things—

The science and technology—

The ways machines can set us free—

Oh wondrous what invention brings!

He could not have foreseen our day—

When trucks now rule the Interstates

And generate some keen debates

About a road, a right-of-way.

But nonetheless he changed the world—

Just take a drive and you will see—

The total trucks? Infinity!

Oh, what a future he unfurled!