What's in a name? Derek Chauvin and Chauvinism

[CaptainTruth]

It's almost like he was named for it.

"Chauvinism is the irrational belief in the superiority or dominance of one's own group or people, who are seen as strong and virtuous, while others are considered weak or unworthy."

-Wikipedia

[The Wielding Truth]

1. ORIGIN

Origin
late 19th century: named after Nicolas Chauvin, a Napoleonic veteran noted for his extreme patriotism, popularized as a character by the Cogniard brothers in Cocarde Tricolore (1831).
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[CaptainTruth]

2. Thanks! I love Etymology.

My wife majored in languages & art history & she's fluent in Italian, French, German, English, & to me she seems pretty darn fluent in Latin too, so we have interesting discussions about the origins of words all the time.