1. The name "Byzantium" is a Latinization of the original name Byzantion.

2. The scientific name, Akebia, is a Latinization of the Japanese name for species Akebia quinata: akebi (通草) .

3. We may safely extend the meaning of this word to the product of the witless: "Have you read the latest Anencephalous memo from headquarters, the one about saving electricity by not using electric pencil sharpeners?" Word History: This funny word is a Latinization of Greek anenkephalos, used by the great 2nd century Greek physician Galen