False etymologies
At the Poetry Foundation, Samantha Hunt talks to Heather McHugh about Vesalius.
I love this question:
I remember once being tempted to read the etymology of “desire” as “from or of the father.” What are some of your favorite false etymologies?
New Dizzyhead challenge?
Labels: false etymologies, Heather McHugh, Poetry Foundation, Samantha Hunt, Vesalius
