Some examples would be Levi's and boycott which both came from names of people
Their parents.
Some words that have come from the names of people or places:American IndiansSwiss cheeseThe Nobel PrizeThe Nuremberg LawsThe Smithsonian InstitutionFrench friesThe Midas touchA Trojan horseAn Oedipus complexThe United States of AmericaThe state of VirginiaThe city and state of New York
Last names began to be used when there were too many people to be able to refer to them by only a first name. The first surnames were words that told which family the person came from, such as "Peterson" (Peter's Son) and "Svensdottir" (Sven's Daughter). Names that referenced one's occupation came later. These were names such as "Taylor," "Goldsmith," and "Baker."
people from different regions and countries came up with words that sounded good. That's how we came up with words.
Walsh, which came from Wales; Norman, which came from Normandy; Norris, which came from Norwegian; Middletown, such as Middletown, Conneticut; and Sydney, in New South Wales.
The only people that we know the names of are Mary and Joseph. The shepherds came the night of His birth, but we aren't told their names. The magi (wise men) came later, and we aren't told their names either. The story is in Matthew 2 and Luke 2.
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coming from a source or origin deffinition ex. where it came from paper and papyrus
Greek mythology explained everyday things (like the sun, the seasons, the stars) to the Greeks, and today they still have an influence. For example, some people say that the movie Finding Nemo is like an Odyssey of some sort. The words apollonian and dionysian came from Apollo and Dionysus. Odyssey came from Odysseus. Herculean came from Heracles (Hercules). Many of the Greek gods' Roman names became the names of the planets. The names Minerva and Diana are common girls' names. The word June, for the month of June, came from Juno. The word cereal came from Ceres. The word volcanoo came from Vulcan.
There are many words with the prefix abs... absolute abstain abstract That's three examples I came up with in about 10 seconds - there are more.
Some examples of words that have the same sound (homophones) are "hear" and "here," "write" and "right," and "flower" and "flour."
Greek mythology explained everyday things (like the sun, the seasons, the stars) to the Greeks, and today they still have an influence. For example, some people say that the movie Finding Nemo is like an Odyssey of some sort. The words apollonian and dionysian came from Apollo and Dionysus. Odyssey came from Odysseus. Herculean came from Heracles (Hercules). Many of the Greek gods' Roman names became the names of the planets. The names Minerva and Diana are common girls' names. The word June, for the month of June, came from Juno. The word cereal came from Ceres. The word volcanoo came from Vulcan.