[Salamander]

I’m ordering it!

I love etymology to the point that people think I’m nutty because I’ll keep digging until I find the answers.

A spare room upstairs is full of old books on this sort of stuff.

I *am* curious about how they arrived at London’s origin.

I’ve always read that it came from “Lugdunum” or “Fortress of Lug”, the Celtic deity.

Hmmm....

[Stoat]

I’m ordering it!

I'm considering it as well...I've always been intrigued by word origins and these two atlases aren't very expensive.

I love etymology to the point that people think I’m nutty because I’ll keep digging until I find the answers.

A spare room upstairs is full of old books on this sort of stuff.

Etymology tells us a great deal about who we are and who and where we come from....having a passionate interest in etymology is much like having a passionate interest in history....nothing wrong with that, and it's quite a useful body of knowledge to have. 

I *am* curious about how they arrived at London’s origin.

I’ve always read that it came from “Lugdunum” or “Fortress of Lug”, the Celtic deity.

Hmmm....

Apparently this question is still a matter of fierce scholarly debate.

I’m ordering it!

I'm considering it as well...I've always been intrigued by word origins and these two atlases aren't very expensive.

I love etymology to the point that people think I’m nutty because I’ll keep digging until I find the answers.

A spare room upstairs is full of old books on this sort of stuff.

Etymology tells us a great deal about who we are and who and where we come from....having a passionate interest in etymology is much like having a passionate interest in history....nothing wrong with that, and it's quite a useful body of knowledge to have. 

I *am* curious about how they arrived at London’s origin.

I’ve always read that it came from “Lugdunum” or “Fortress of Lug”, the Celtic deity.

Hmmm....