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* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. [[AltumVidetur In the Latin.]]" Of course, she's wrong[[hottip:*:Exactly as wrong as if she'd said "Mal. Words. In the Korean." or "Mal. Instance. In the German."]], since his name is from Gaelic ("Malcolm" means "follower of Columba"), not Latin.

---> Elves are wonderful. They provoke wonder. Elves are marvelous. They cause marvels. Elves are fantastic. They create fantasies. Elves are glamorous. They project glamour. Elves are enchanting. They weave enchantment. Elves are terrific. They beget terror. The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look behind words that have changed their meaning. No one ever said elves are ''nice''.

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. [[AltumVidetur In the Latin.]]" Of course, she's wrong, since his name is from Gaelic ("Malcolm" means "follower of Columba"), not Latin—exactly as wrong as if she'd said "Mal. Words. In the Korean." or "Mal. Instance. In the German."

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. In the Latin." Of course, she's wrong, since his name is from Gaelic ("Malcolm" means "follower of Columba"), not Latin—exactly as wrong as if she'd said "Mal. Words. In the Korean." or "Mal. Instance. In the German."

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. In the Latin."

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. In the Latin." Strictly speaking, she's wrong; "Malcolm" is Gaelic in origin, from "Mael Coluim" meaning "devotee of St. Columba", so it'd be more correct to say that "Mal" means "devotee" in Gaelic.

As such, when you introduce you guide something into the issue being discussed, usually some new information, such as the etymology of a relevant word in that context. This happens in some works, when the etymology of words is used as a way to introduce bits of exposition, an explanation to a situation, a point or even a ReasonYouSuckSpeech. This trope shows that the speaker is cultured, smart and - usually - in control, as most people in a pickle don't really worry about etymology. Usually starts with "Do you know where the word 'X' comes from?" - Note that the little etymology lesson must turn out to have something to do with the matter at hand.

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. In the Latin."
** Strictly speaking, she's wrong; "Malcolm" is Gaelic in origin, from "Mael Coluim" meaning "devotee of St. Columba", so it'd be more correct to say that "Mal" means "devotee" in Gaelic.

** In ''Discworld/MenAtArms'', Carrot points out that, as a policeman -- from ''polis'', city -- he is a man of the city. Later, Commander Vimes says the same thing during an argument with the city's ruler, Lord Vetinari, and Vetinari responds by pointing out that "politician" has the same root.

*** FridgeLogic: She may not have known at that point that his full name was Malcolm. "Malcolm" means "devotee," but "Mal" does mean "bad."

*** FridgeBrilliance: She may not have known at that point that his full name was Malcolm. "Malcolm" means "devotee," but "Mal" does mean "bad."

* In ''{{Firefly}}'', River comments on Mal's name, saying "Mal. Bad. In the Latin."[[hottip:*:Strictly speaking, she's wrong; "Malcolm" is Gaelic in origin, from "Mael Coluim" meaning "devotee of St. Columba", so it'd be more correct to say that "Mal" means "devotee" in Gaelic.]]
** FridgeBrilliance: She may not have known that is full name is Malcolm. "Malcolm" means "devotee," but "Mal" does mean "bad."

* In the ''MerryGentry'' series, the [[AsYouKnow narrator's monologue]] often explains the Gaelic origins of certain words, and connects their modern, metaphorical meaning to the ancient, literal meaning used by [[TheFairFolk the fey]] in the story. For instance, "slogan" is a corruption of "slaugh-gairn," so called because Celtic war cries were a kind of incantation, calling on the faerie slaugh to help them. She also describes an actress as "glamorous" as a way of pointing out that her faerie power and her fame are synergistic.

* In the first ''Mameshiba'' video, Green Pea, the trivia is that the French word for dandelion, "pissenlit", means "urinate in bed".

Do you know where the word "introduce" comes from? It comes [[TitleDrop from the Latin, Intro Ducere,]] [[SelfDemonstratingArticle meaning "to guide into"]]. As such, when you introduce you guide something into the issue being discussed, usually some new information, such as the etymology of a relevant word in that context. This happens in some works, when the etymology of words is used as a way to introduce bits of exposition, an explanation to a situation, a point or even a ReasonYouSuckSpeech. This trope shows that the speaker is cultured, smart and - usually - in control, as most people in a pickle don't really worry about etymology. Usually starts with "Do you know where the word 'X' comes from?" - Note that the little etymology lesson must turn out to have something to do with the matter at hand.

In the first ''Mameshiba'' video, Green Pea, the trivia is that the French word for dandelion, "pissenlit", means "urinate in bed".

* ''{{Bones}}'': The VictimOfTheWeek was a guy who seemed to really be SantaClaus. This gives them another opportunity to bicker LikeAnOldMarriedCouple. Booth's remark isn't quite FromTheLatinIntroDucere, but Brennan's correction is.
-->'''Brennan:''' Kriss Kringle. From the North Pole. Lives above a toy store - This is further evidence that our victim, is indeed, the mythic figure known as Santa Claus.
-->'''Booth:''' '''Mythic'''. Coming from the Latin, "Myth", meaning "doesn't actually exist."
-->'''Brennan:''' No. From the Greek, "Mythos", meaning "word."

** In ''Discword/NightWatch'', Carrot also informs Vimes that the word "copper" does not come from the fact that the Watch badge is made of copper, but from ''coppere'', which means "to capture".
* ''{{CSI}}'' had one when Grissom investigated the death of a man who had Down's syndrome. After catching the murderer, Grissom calls back to an earlier conversation where the murderer called the victim a "retard" (Grissom corrected him, of course) and informs him that "retard" means "to hinder", so the killer's life "just got retarded".

* The father in ''MyBigFatGreekWedding'' frequently claims that he can show the Greek root of any word. [[spoiler: He makes it up as he goes.]]

* The father in My Big Fat Greek Wedding frequently claims that he can show the Greek root of any word.
** [[spoiler: He's making it up as he goes.]]

[[SelfDemonstratingArticle Do you know where the word "introduce" comes from? It comes]] [[TitleDrop from the Latin, Intro Ducere,]] [[SelfDemonstratingArticle meaning "to guide into". As such, when you introduce you guide something into the issue being discussed, usually some new information, such as the etymology of a relevant word in that context.]] This happens in some works, when the etymology of words is used as a way to introduce bits of exposition, an explanation to a situation, a point or even a ReasonYouSuckSpeech. This trope shows that the speaker is cultured, smart and - usually - in control, as most people in a pickle don't really worry about etymology. Usually starts with "Do you know where the word 'X' comes from?" - Note that the little etymology lesson must turn out to have something to do with the matter at hand.

* In the ''MerryGentry'' series, the [[AsYouKnowBob narrator's monologue]] often explains the Gaelic origins of certain words, and connects their modern, metaphorical meaning to the ancient, literal meaning used by [[TheFairFolk the fey]] in the story. For instance, "slogan" is a corruption of "slaugh-gairn," so called because Celtic war cries were a kind of incantation, calling on the faerie slaugh to help them. She also describes an actress as "glamorous" as a way of pointing out that her faerie power and her fame are synergistic.