In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
EPONYME
Ep"o*nym, Ep"o*nyme, n. Etym: [Cf. F. éponyme. See Eponymous.]
1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen is an eponym of the Hellenes.
2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived from that of an individual.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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