Index: etymology

study of the history of words, their origins, and how their form and meaning have changed over time

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2. Etymology of Dunce.

5 Dunce is said by Johnson to be a word 6of unknown etymology. Stanihurst explains it. The term Duns, from Scotus, “so famous for his subtill quiddities, he says, is so trivial and common in all schools, that whoso surpasseth others either in cavilling sophistrie, or subtill philosophic, is forthwith nicknamed a Duns.” This, he Read more »