George Jones

Curious Musings

Sep 2024

The Etymology of Cincinnati - Kinky !

More from reading History of Rome by Livy 📚 :

The word “Cincinatus”, as in the city of Cincinnati, comes from the Latin word “cincinnus,” meaning “curly-haired.” Classical Latin had hard “c"s, so this literally the same word as the English “Kinky”. I leave you to make your own jokes.