Because he “constant"ly named stuff after himself? If that was why, it would be Alexander. That dude could only name a city Alexandria like his life depended on it.
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jaybone@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Is this where we get the word “constant”?
MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 1 month ago
funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
other way around. constans, constantis, constanti, constantem etc in Latin - meaning steadfast - derives from PIE.