Monday, February 22, 2010

WHAT'S IN A WORD - SERENDIPITY



S
erendip is a form of the old Arabic name of the island of Ceylon. In a letter written on January 28, 1754, Horace Walpole tells that he coined the word serendipity from the title of a story, "The Three Princess of Serendip," the heroes of which "were always making discoveries, by accident and sagacity, of things they were not in quest of." Hence, serendipity is the ability to make lucky finds, the gift or faculty of making unexpected and happy discoveries by accident.


3 comments:

Unknown said...

This is a movie title, right?

Nathan said...

So that's the origin of the word. An additional knowledge. Thanks!

Unknown said...

Oyy napanuod ko yan!