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"Egregiously" is interesting. Your definition matches my OED. But "egregious" also has the original meaning from Latin "egregius" which is literally something
by hodgesrm 7y ago
"Egregiously" is interesting. Your definition matches my OED. But "egregious" also has the original meaning from Latin "egregius" which is literally something that stands out from a flock (for example of sheep), hence remarkably good.
"University" is another confusing derivation. It's common to ascribe it to classical Latin "universitas" which means "universe" and implies a university teaches all things. Actually though the OED, the Cambridge Medieval History, and Wikipedia agree that when first applied in the middle ages "universitas" had the meaning of society or guild and applied to the faculty plus students of institutions like Bologna or Padua. [1]
At the risk of flogging a dead horse it's all egregiously confusing. I think I got that right.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University