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Is It A Toponym?
Are the following words derived directly from a placename (toponymous)?
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Last updated: January 31, 2024
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| First submitted | January 31, 2024 |
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1.
Mosquito
Toponym
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Not a toponym
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From Spanish 'mosquito' ("gnat"), diminutive of 'mosca' ("fly").
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Seaborgium
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Not a toponym
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After Glenn T. Seaborg, who co-discovered it.
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Pilsner
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Not a toponym
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After Pilsen (Germanised form of Plzeň) in Czechia, where the beer was first developed.
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Lesbian
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Not a toponym
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After the island of Lesbos in Greece, home of Sappho, an Ancient Greek poet who frequently wrote about the beauty of (and her love for) women.
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Salsa
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Not a toponym
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From Spanish 'salsa' ("sauce").
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Denim
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Not a toponym
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Ultimately a contraction of the French 'serge de Nîmes' ("serge from Nîmes"), the city of Nîmes being where it was first produced.
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Parchment
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Not a toponym
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Ultimately from Ancient Greek 'Pergamēnós' ("from Pergamon"), now Bergama in Turkey, where it was invented.
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Suede
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Not a toponym
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From French 'Suède' ("Sweden"), from which gloves made of the fabric were exported.
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Cantaloupe
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Not a toponym
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After Cantalupo, a former Italian Papal estate where the fruits were first grown in Europe.
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Monument
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Not a toponym
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From Latin 'monumentum' ("memorial").
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Béchamel
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Not a toponym
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After Louis Béchameil de Nointel, in dedication to him by his cook.
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Janissary
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Not a toponym
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From Ottoman Turkish 'yeniçeri' ("new soldier").
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Banana
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Not a toponym
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From Wolof 'banaana' ("banana").
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Gazette
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Not a toponym
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Ultimately from Venetian 'gazeta' ("halfpenny"), after the cost of a newspaper.
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Canary
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Not a toponym
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After the Canary Islands in Spain, to which they are native.
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Dachshund
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Not a toponym
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From German 'dachs' ("badger") plus 'hund' ("dog").
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Meander
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Not a toponym
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After Maíandros, a river in Turkey (now called the Büyük Menderes) which was well known in Antiquity for having many curves.
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Coach
Toponym
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Not a toponym
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Ultimately from Kocs in Hungary, which produced upper-class horse-drawn carts with suspension.
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Canola
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Not a toponym
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A genericised trade name, from an acronym of Canadian Oil, Low Acid.
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Candidate
Toponym
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Not a toponym
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From Latin 'candidātus' ("one who is standing for office").
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