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actual, reliable source
While I have no doubt that that etymology is completely made up, Wikipedia is not an "actual, reliable source".
Why not? It has been more reliable than most anything else for more than a decade.
What is a reliable online source for you?
Wikipedia is not itself a source. It's a way to get a summary of a topic and to get the actual sources
True but that is its strength and makes it a defacto source.
The references provided to back the statements in the articles are its real raison d'être.
Combine that with its editing practices, and we have the reason it has maintained its reasonably good quality for so long.
It is not always the answer, but it is the best place to start looking for the answer.
It was linked to as an "actual, reliable source" when it is likely a tertiary source at best.
I did skim the references and there was nothing to support any other claim on the etymology. If I missed something, please let me know.
As I said before, it is not perfect, but it is better than anything else.