A person or place that becomes a word is an eponym, and here we have the surprising stories behind more than a hundred eponymous words.
Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example sandwich is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.
Traces the origins of more than 100 eponymous words--words derived from the names of people or places. For example sandwich is an eponymous word from the eponym, Earl of Sandwich, the man who invented sandwiches.