Question

Which of the following words is derived from a person's name, rather than from a Greek or Latin root?

A martinet

B sycophant

C virago

D patriarch

Answer 1

The answer would be A. It came from the man Jean Martinet who was a French army officer.

Answer 2

A martinet

Step-by-step explanation:

The word martinet is comes from the name of a French military officer named Jean Martinet. A martinet is a device use to punish people.

The word sycophant comes from the Greek word sykophántēs. A sycophant is a person who acts obediently towards another person to gain the other persons favor.

The word virago come from the Latin word virāgō.

The word patriarch comes from the Greek word patriarchēs.