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\\\"(hence satire, from satyr)\\\"
\\\"Satire\\\" actually comes from Latin \\\'\\\'satura\\\'\\\' (also spelled \\\'\\\'satira\\\'\\\'), originally the name of a hodgepodge-like dish, which came to also be used for a \\\"medley\\\" play, and later for the satirical genre as a whole. It\\\'s not related to Greek \\\'\\\'satyros\\\'\\\' (though later authors sometimes assumed that there was a connection). The Greek satyr play wasn\\\'t particularly satirical; the comedy in it was more about raunchiness and slapstick. So there\\\'s no actual linguistic connection between \\\"satire\\\" and \\\"satyr\\\".
\\\"Satire\\\" actually comes from Latin \\\'\\\'satura\\\'\\\' (also spelled \\\'\\\'satira\\\'\\\'), originally the name of a hodgepodge-like dish, which came to also be used for a \\\"medley\\\" play, and later for the satirical genre as a whole. It\\\'s not related to Greek \\\'\\\'satyros\\\'\\\' (though later authors sometimes assumed that there was a connection). The Greek satyr play wasn\\\'t particularly satirical; the comedy in it was more about raunchiness and slapstick. So there\\\'s no actual linguistic connection between \\\"satire\\\" and \\\"satyr\\\".
