This odd word doesn't come from ancient Latin, but it was coined to look as if it did. The term Johannes factotum, meaning "Jack-of-all-trades," first shows up in writing in 1592 to describe none other than Shakespeare himself. The word gofer is similar to factotum but a bit less d...
This odd word doesn't come from ancient Latin, but it was coined to look as if it did. The term Johannes factotum, meaning "Jack-of-all-trades," first shows up in writing in 1592 to describe none other than Shakespeare himself. The word gofer is similar to factotum but a bit less d...