Hector - 12/09/05 07:16 AM
How come "Hector" means a bully whereas the actual Hector of Illiad was a great hero.
tuhin
tuhin
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ORIGIN late Middle English : from the Greek name Hector . Originally denoting a hero, the sense later became [braggart or bully] (applied in the late 17th cent. to a member of a gang of youths in London, England), hence [talk to in a bullying way.]
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Why does Nimrod mean doofus when the original Nimrod was a mighty hunter?