Where did the word opossum originate?

The opossum received its name in the early 1600s from Captain John Smith of the Jamestown colony in Virginia. 

Nonfiction is not real and one strength could be you could have facts to back up information where in fiction you cannot because it is not real.

In paragraph 47, it says “moments like these make a pioneering flight anything but dull” i’d say he’s optimistic and determined? ? and in 48, it describes how i’m assuming people he looks up to walked the same path so maybe he’s honored to be on the journey ? sorry if i’m wrong.