Chrysti The Wordsmith: Eponym - 1

Greetings and welcome to Christie the wordsmith. Have you ever used the words Maza Liam narcissism or Ferris wheel. All these belong to a class of terms called EP an EMS an eponym is a word derived from the name of a person or occasionally an animal. English speakers adore eponym we fashion hundreds of them over the centuries unforthcoming wordsmith additions will explore several eponym Zz and the characters and events that enshrined them in our vocabulary. The name and deeds of an ancient Persian say trap inspired our first eponym King modulus reign from 377 to 353 B.C. in the city of Halicarnassus present day bodhran Turkey and is best remembered for an immense monument he commissioned in his own honor built of sparkling white marble. The edifice towered one hundred thirty five feet above the ground. It was be decked with colonnades and colossal statues of King masalas and his wife Artemesia who are both in tombs there. Though the colossal monument to King masalas no longer

stands the ancient ruler is linguistically memorialized in our word Maza Liam which means literally the shrine of modulus today a Maza Liam is a tomb where individuals or families are laid to rest. And the word is one in the long roster of English words derived from names. Next time an eponym inspired by a proud and vain young man. I'm Christie the wordsmith. Good day for bores Christie the wordsmith a sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and Zoot enterprises a high tech firm in Bozeman Montana offering challenging careers and innovative solutions for the financial services industry. Zoot web dot com.