Namely, 133

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

133: volcano: an opening in the earth through which molten lava issues—or a mountain formed of lava (from Vulcan—Latin: Volcanus—the god of fire and metalworking; earliest known use 1665)

When the volcano went ka-BOOM,

I ran into another room—

As if that would have helped—at all.

Pompeii! The lava fell—a pall

Of bitter ash then floated down—

And coated all the homes, the town.

And so I sit here now—just ash.

It all was over—in a flash.