tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post3162542378583628651..comments2023-08-13T11:58:31.588-04:00Comments on Ghulf Genes: Cata-DataADhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-91551191497309494742014-05-09T11:55:56.180-04:002014-05-09T11:55:56.180-04:00Thanks for that, Brandon. That naming is also one ...Thanks for that, Brandon. That naming is also one might say an example of the extensions of the Greek language to cover modern discoveries. Curious how calling things by modern names is somehow not quite acceptable. If a word is drawn from modern sources, like the "quark," it must come from an obscure or humorous source.ADhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06408980212433714362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3547067420689722925.post-84994234720412592832014-05-04T13:33:50.193-04:002014-05-04T13:33:50.193-04:00'Cathode' is a particularly interesting on...'Cathode' is a particularly interesting one. According to some stories, Faraday's original suggestions for cathode and anode were 'eastode' and 'westode'; Faraday was a working-class man without a fancy education and had very limited Greek. But he was also friends with William Whewell, who had done a lot of work on how scientific terminology could be improved, and Whewell suggested cathode and anode (as well as cation and anion) as words that would be less odd-sounding while still being recognizable to most people -- most educated people at the time, unlike Faraday, would have had at least some elementary Greek.Brandonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06698839146562734910noreply@blogger.com