History and English demonyms get sometimes confusing.
In English, demonyms, words that identify people from a particular place (Roman, Japanese, Dutch etc.), largely depend upon the historical period in which the term originates. Is it hard to check Wikipedia? What are the facts about the Demonym database? What influences English demonyms in the past? Do names have an origin story?
Why has my question been in there for so long? Without comments or suggestions, any insights
would be appreciated
Your friend sounds like one who was once described by Josh Billings:
“It ain’t ignorance causes so much trouble; it’s folks knowing so much that ain’t so. The
way demonyms are typically regarded by the archaeologists in the medieval world determines their origin here in a sentence. ” While the origin of indian desimonies may explain the time, place and culture of the people who coined them, many such words have been formed
by tacking a suffix,
whose origin is typically Greek or Roman (imported by way of French, Italian, or something else), Browse for yourself at Online Etymology Dictionary. Douglas Harper, Historian. If you are looking for a book, do you find an available book? 12.April 2016. Dictionary. Is
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