This would appear to favour King's College ( where theology was taught ), but was shown to be due to a false etymology.
22.
Zaehner attributes this false etymology to a role that Mithra ( and the sun ! ) played in the now extinct branch of Zoroastrianism known as Zurvanism.
23.
This hypothesis is considered a false etymology, as the phrase " Jolie Rouge " in reference to a pirate flag does not appear in any historical sources.
24.
One exception is " ptarmigan ", which is from a Gaelic word, the " p " having been added by false etymology.
25.
There are a number of other hypotheses about the origin of the symbol, some with a measure of academic acceptance, others the symbolic equivalent of false etymologies.
26.
It is a widespread type of linguistic pseudoscience ( another example being false etymology, as in the example of the so-called " Salmon problem " ).
27.
Suggestions that the word is an acronym for " wily Oriental gentleman ", " working on government service ", or similar, are examples of false etymology.
28.
The discussion was unamimous in favor of reverting to the original title, with a comment being made in favor of de-merging false etymology as a separate article.
29.
An often quoted false etymology suggests that " sirloin " comes from the knighting by an English king ( various kings are cited ) of a piece of meat.
30.
In the late 17th or early 18th century, the castle came into the possession of the Gore family, resulting in the false etymology of " Gore's Castle ".
