Argon & Lethargy
Argon:
chemical element, 1894, Modern Latin, from Greek argon, neuter of argos "lazy, idle, not working the ground, living without labor," from a- "without" (see a- (3)) + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)). So called by its discoverers, Baron Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay, for its inert qualities.
Lethargy:
late 14th-century, litarge, from Old French litargie or directly from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lethargia "forgetfulness," from lethargos "forgetful," originally "inactive through forgetfulness," from lethe "forgetfulness" (see latent) + argos "idle" (see argon). The form with -th- is from 1590s in English.
SOURCE: Online Etymology Dictionary
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I love discovering connections between seemingly unrelated words like these two. Incidentally, the British retailer Argos was so-named because its founder, Richard Tompkins, came up with the idea while on holiday in the Greek city of Argos.
chemical element, 1894, Modern Latin, from Greek argon, neuter of argos "lazy, idle, not working the ground, living without labor," from a- "without" (see a- (3)) + ergon "work" (see urge (v.)). So called by its discoverers, Baron Rayleigh and Sir William Ramsay, for its inert qualities.
Lethargy:
late 14th-century, litarge, from Old French litargie or directly from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lethargia "forgetfulness," from lethargos "forgetful," originally "inactive through forgetfulness," from lethe "forgetfulness" (see latent) + argos "idle" (see argon). The form with -th- is from 1590s in English.
SOURCE: Online Etymology Dictionary
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I love discovering connections between seemingly unrelated words like these two. Incidentally, the British retailer Argos was so-named because its founder, Richard Tompkins, came up with the idea while on holiday in the Greek city of Argos.