This week, they ran a fun illustrated story for scientist Maria Sybilla Merian, noted naturalist, etymologist and botanical illustrator.

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An etymologist can trace the origin and development of a word, but who can identify the moment when absolutely took off?

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Interesting also, that Ehrlich was not an economist, agronomist or even demographer but rather an etymologist, an expert in insect biology.

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