The Greeks have nearly swept A.Word.A.Day’s week of eponyms, with mentor, nestor, hector, and now satyr. And from Latin, tartar, whose Latin source derives from Greek.
[Yes, Hector was a Trojan, but his name comes from a Greek word.]
Friday, May 4, 2012
Eponym of the day: satyr
By Michael Leddy at 5:12 PM
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