Oh yes, and by the way, there is another amazing experiment on the Perseverance rover. It is called Moxie. It proved that we humans can make a large amount of oxygen on Mars.
Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE)
Thanks for adding that to the thread. It's also one one my favorite etymologies, of going back to the soft drink. The original meaning of the word had dropped out of memory, but here's a funny thing: last night I was looking up the meaning of the name Douglas. It was oddly familiar but I just couldn't place it.
And here you came along today to place it for me. Much appreciated!
Introduced 1876; 147 years ago
Etymology
First recorded use in 1930. From the name of an American soft drink Moxie made since 1885 to which advertisement ascribed many beneficial properties directly but also indirectly by using the same name as a patent medicine first manufactured in 1878. The word appears in very many place names in Maine, especially of falls and ponds, and is perhaps ultimately from Abenaki [Term?] ("dark water").[1][2][3]Noun
moxie (uncountable) (US, informal)
Nerve, spunk, strength of character.
Synonyms: spirit, backbone, determination, fortitude
Verve.
Synonyms: vigor, pep, energy, initiative
Wit, smarts, skill.
Synonym: know-how
Usage notes
The origin of this word as the name of a popular product marketed as a cure-all may help to understand the logic behind the plurality of its similar meanings. The meanings can be grouped into "cures" for the problems of feeling too weak in spirit, body, or mind; in other words, of being overwhelmed/helpless, exhausted/listless, or confused/perplexed.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/moxie
Douglas:
MEANINGS
Anglo-Saxon Baby Names Meaning:
In Anglo-Saxon Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
Celtic Baby Names Meaning:
In Celtic Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dwells by the dark stream.
English Baby Names Meaning:
In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark water. In the seventeenth century, this name was as popular for girls as for boys.
Irish Baby Names Meaning:
In Irish Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dark stranger.
Scottish Baby Names Meaning:
In Scottish Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: From the Gaelic 'dubhglas' meaning dark water, dark stream, or from the dark river. The Scottish Douglas clan had two historical branches: (Black Douglases and Red Douglases.) The lords of these clans figure in Sir Walter Scott's novels.
Shakespearean Baby Names Meaning:
In Shakespearean Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: King Henry IV, Part 1' Archibald, The Earl of Douglas.
American Baby Names Meaning:
In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Douglas is: Dweller by the dark stream.
https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/douglas/
🤠This is all so very cool.