TBT - Etymology of Ultracrepidarian
Ultracrepidarian: this week we venture into uncharted territory with this magnificent word. It’s another word that describes those types we encounter daily, especially on social media. Enjoy.
Ultracrepidarian
adjective
1. noting or pertaining to a person who criticizes, judges, or gives advice outside the area of his or her expertise:
The play provides a classic, simplistic portrayal of an ultracrepidarian mother-in-law.
noun
2. an ultracrepidarian person. beyond one's knowledge or province; pertaining to opinions given on matters beyond one's knowledge; also written ultra-crepidarian
Origin of ultracrepidarian
Latin and Greek
1800-20; ultra- + Latin crepidam ‘sole of a shoe, sandal’ (< Greek krepis‘shoe’); in allusion to the words of Pliny the Elder ne supra crepidam sutor judicare ‘let the cobbler not judge above the sandal’; cf. the English proverb “let the cobbler stick to his last”...
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