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Technically, napkin is a diminutive of "nape" with the suffix "kin" meaning small[0]. So really the title probably ought to be "An Infinitely Large Nape". Unles
by mauvehaus 2y ago
Technically, napkin is a diminutive of "nape" with the suffix "kin" meaning small[0]. So really the title probably ought to be "An Infinitely Large Nape". Unless the author is going for an oxymoronic use of napkin like "jumbo shrimp".
[0] https://www.etymonline.com/word/napkin https://www.etymonline.com/word/napkin
- redherring22 2y agoWe do not speak Middle English.