Thank you for sharing the etymology! It's quite interesting, I agree!

I may have been a bit too pithy/I sufficiently clear with that last statement I made.

I meant it in the sense that understanding the word relies on a lot of contextual/colloquial/cultural understanding that's typically gained via time and exposure. At least, more of it than allow/deny requires.

Imagine an alien culture encountering blacklist vs Denylist. The latter requires a lot less context to translate, because Deny is used a lot more consistently.

My argument is mainly one about _clarity_, not hurt feelings.