Talk:Bachelor's degree/Archive 2014

laurel berries, golden sceptres, etc.
I am amazed that for years this fakelore hase remained unchallenged. Somebody even added a "reference" to "substantiate" it.

The term "bachelor" for a junior member of a university dates to the 14th century. Later, I presume in the 17th century or so, it is very well possible that playful association with bacca lauri and baculum aureatum etc. was made. At the time, it was assumed that everyone concerned knew Latin and was aware that this was punning, not etymology. But now, I assume, "bachelors" do no longer know any Latin and the pun has become a folk etymology. --dab (𒁳) 13:26, 2 June 2014 (UTC)