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by justin_oaks 810 days ago
Just a periodic reminder that the origin or words or phrases doesn't have bearing on their meaning today.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymological_fallacy

1 comments

Incorrect from a formal logic standpoint.

It doesn't necessarily have bearing, but you cannot generalize the way you are doing.

Then no word would mean anything.