According to Oxford Dictionary the word “Eureka” is a cry of joy on discovering something. To Linguistics “Eureka” is derived from the Ancient Greek verb heuriskein meaning “to find”. In other words in English it means “I have found it”. Eureka is a Coinage because there is a vacuum by that name. I also think this can be a form of eponyms. To add, Eureka is also borrowed from Ancient Greek. I choose this word because my older cousin name is Eureka; I presume when her mom was giving birth she cried out of joy discovering that pregnancy was not a joke. I guess that may be a reason why my aunt only has one child named Eureka.
The exclamation "Eureka"! is said by a famous Ancient Greek scholar named Archimedes, who said this expression while stepping out of a bath noticing that the water level rose.The interesting part of finding out about the word Eureka is, it is Town and administrative headquarters of Woodford County, north-central Illinois; it is located 27 km/17 mi east of Peoria. It is a trade and distribution centre for locally produced pumpkins and livestock. It is also home to Eureka College (1855).Eureka is also an alternative name for the copper-nickel alloy constantan, which is used in electrical equipment in chemistry.
"Eureka." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide. Abington: Helicon, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 18 October 2010.
"eureka." The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather guide. Abington: Helicon, 2009. Credo Reference. Web. 18 October 2010.
No comments:
Post a Comment