Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
RETRONYM
retronym
(noun) a word introduced because an existing term has become inadequate; “Nobody ever heard of analog clocks until digital clocks became common, so ‘analog clock’ is a retronym”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
retronym (plural retronyms)
(linguistics) A new word or phrase coined for an old object or concept whose original name has become used for something else or is no longer unique. [from 1980s]
Source: Wiktionary
Word of the Day
25 November 2024
ONCHOCERCIASIS
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Coffee Trivia
