1898: clovis (point) Feb 25, 2020

It's pretty obvious that the idea of a spearhead would be related to war, but in one case these are etymologically related too, entirely accidentally. A clovis, or more specifically a 'clovis point' is a type of spearhead found from the retroactively named Clovis tribe, from where the archeological dig-site was in New Mexico. Moreover, the town itself was named for the Frankish king Chlodovech, or Clovis, in Latin. This is from the root *hluda-wigaz meaning "famous in war". More on that tomorrow.

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