"Names, once they are in common use, quickly become mere sounds, their etymology being buried, like so many of the earth's marvels, beneath the dust of habit."
::Salman Rushdie::
Just for fun, here's another etymology post! This one is about a fairly common word we hear on Sundays.
Potluck:
English, from the 1592, 1600 in the writings of Thomas Nashe
original meaning: "food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest", or "one's chance or luck of the pot"
18th century influenced by the word "Potlatche": def. "a communal meal" in the Chinook Jargon, a Native American language
19th century sp. "pot-luck": def. "meal provided by the host"
current definition: "a communal meal to which people bring food to share"
-ej
::Salman Rushdie::
Just for fun, here's another etymology post! This one is about a fairly common word we hear on Sundays.
Potluck:
English, from the 1592, 1600 in the writings of Thomas Nashe
original meaning: "food provided for an unexpected or uninvited guest", or "one's chance or luck of the pot"
18th century influenced by the word "Potlatche": def. "a communal meal" in the Chinook Jargon, a Native American language
19th century sp. "pot-luck": def. "meal provided by the host"
current definition: "a communal meal to which people bring food to share"
-ej
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