“Wizard” historically had a negative connotation though.
It’s to be expected that an old suffix can have multiple meanings.
Comment on ard
stray@pawb.social 2 days ago
It’s not “too” something; it’s just being strong (hardy) or remarkable in that trait. A lot of sources list it as derogatory, but it isn’t so in all instances of use.
A wizard is not too wise, but very wise. Renard or Reinhardt is someone who gives good advice or makes good decisions.
The “must” in mustard is juice and pulp which you intend to ferment, because grape must was an ingredient. There’s a lot of debate over whether the “ard” is the one in this post or ardens (burning).
FishFace@piefed.social 2 days ago
stray@pawb.social 2 days ago
It could have a negative connotation. One could be a genuine wise man or essentially a snake oil salesman, so the word could be applied in both ways. It’s like how we use “genius” as an insult; we’re using the word in an ironic and sarcastic way.
Here is a collection of various uses throughout history:
Uruanna@lemmy.world 2 days ago
A wizard is not too wise, but very wise.
Thanks, that one was strangard.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 2 days ago
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 day ago
So the mustard seed was named after the condiment?
stray@pawb.social 1 day ago
Yes. It’s not too unusual for that sort of thing to happen. Feverfew and lungwort are plants named after their medicinal uses, and the tea plant and rubber tree are named for what they produce. Wheat means white, referring to the ground flour.
A lot of things might have had other names before a use was discovered, or they just might not have been named by anyone yet. I think most plants have probably had lots of different regional names within the same language. Flowers seem to collect a lot of names; I think they make us poetic because they tended to interact with human culture in many ways.