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TIL "Mausoleum" is another one of those things that's just named after a guy

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Mausolus | Caria ruler, Halicarnassus builder | Britannica

Mausolus (died 353/352 BCE) was a Persian satrap (governor), though virtually an independent ruler, of Caria, in southwestern Anatolia, from 377/376 to 353 BCE. He is best known from the name of his monumental tomb, the so-called Mausoleum—considered one of the Seven Wonders of the World—a word now used to designate any large and imposing burial structure.


Is there a name for this phenomenon? Like how "algorithm" is just the westernized spelling of of al-Khwarizmi or "guy" comes from Guy Fawkes.

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