More Fun With Speculative Etymology

"Also, 'shit' does have quite a noble semantic history. It comes from words relating to 'separate,' and is apparently related to the word "'science.'"

So says Rose George, author of The Big Necessity -- Adventures in the World of Human Waste in an interview* by The Economist. If true, this might explain my interest in both science and shit.


*This link references the print review of the book. Ms. George makes the comment in the audio podcast, a direct link to which I could not locate due to The Economist's byzantine search restrictions. I say, grrr. . . .