Interesting there's no apparent etymological connection between "stool" (meaning "turd") and "Groom of the Stool" - Wikipedia has the meaning being the "close s

Interesting there's no apparent etymological connection between "stool" (meaning "turd") and "Groom of the Stool" - Wikipedia has the meaning being the "close stool": the chair near the king's, er, other throne, where presumably the Groom sat to lend assistance or offer some words of encouragement.