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All novel linguistic constructs are 'misuses' in some sense or another that have become accepted. In this case that's not so though, the etymology is from the
by simonh 4y ago
All novel linguistic constructs are 'misuses' in some sense or another that have become accepted.
In this case that's not so though, the etymology is from the Greek '(upon|near|against) the people, and does not necessarily refer only to disease.
- Asraelite 4y agoEtymology in interesting, but has almost zero relevance in determining how acceptable a use of a word is.
- simonh 4y agoThat's precisely the point of the first line of my comment.
- Asraelite 4y agoOh sorry, I misinterpreted.
- mdp2021 4y agoYou should probably leave it to the Academies, given that others take the opposite general stance. What the server /accepts/ is left to configuration (some still recommend, "Strict in formulating the output, loose in interpreting the input"). What is "legitimate" is another matter, and will have to consider the term's curriculum, also because other proposals are faulty (e.g. conventionalism: "/whose/ convention?").
- ldx1024 4y agoThe term does appear to have a long history. This source states that using it as a term for widespread non-infectuous conditions is relatively recent: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373038/#!po=96.9388 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3373038/#!po=96...