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After reading the further Wikipedia entry on the etymology of the term, it feels like it should be stressed more strongly that the etymology you quoted is not n
by technothrasher 4y ago
After reading the further Wikipedia entry on the etymology of the term, it feels like it should be stressed more strongly that the etymology you quoted is not necessarily the strongest contender, but just one of a few that may or may not be correct.
- IncRnd 4y agoWould you be specific as to what etymology you mean? I linked the extended discussion above. The Wiktionary page I linked to, as well as many other etymological pages on the web say what I did above. There are many things that could be true, but they do not all have the same likelihood. Even NPR [1] and the history channel [2] have pages on the etymology of ketchup. [1] https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/02/248195661/ketchup-the-all-american-condiment-that-comes-from-asia https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2013/12/02/248195661... [2] https://www.history.com/news/ketchup-surprising-ancient-history https://www.history.com/news/ketchup-surprising-ancient-hist...
- squeaky-clean 4y agoThe wiktionary link earlier says to visit this for an extended discussion which provides a few more possible origins. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Etymology https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketchup#Etymology
- IncRnd 4y agoYes. That wiktionary link and text was posted by me in my comment. My question was to name specifically which etymology on a secondary page is more likely than the one listed at the main entry and on almost all etymology websites? The burden of proof is on the person who wrote, "it feels like it should be stressed more strongly that the etymology you quoted is not necessarily the strongest contender".