I had a recent question about "smithereens". It seems it may have come into the English language around 1810 as “smiddereens,” from the Irish word “smidirin,” w

I had a recent question about "smithereens". It seems it may have come into the English language around 1810 as “smiddereens,” from the Irish word “smidirin,” which is the diminutive form of “smiodar,” which means "fragment."