you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] 16 points 3 months ago

nonce did used to be an English word too meaning "of/at the moment" or "for one purpose" so Number used Once is actually a backronym

It derived from Middle English was "tō þen naness" which is roughly "best item for a purpose" literally, but is used to mean "something" or "disposable/temporary" in context.

  • source
  • parent