Salamendacious@lemmy.world · 1 year agoWhy is the English language packed with nautical slang?plus-squarewww.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
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Salamendacious@lemmy.world · 1 year ago10 painstakingly obvious etymologiesplus-squareyoutu.beexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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Salamendacious@lemmy.world · 1 year ago‘Blood thicker than water’—a lesson in etymologyplus-squarewww.lootpress.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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Salamendacious@lemmy.world · 1 year agoEtymologies for Every Day of the Weekplus-squarewww.merriam-webster.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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Deykun@kbin.social · 1 year agoWhat factors led to the adoption of the term "Holocaust" in portraying the Jewish genocide?plus-squarestreamable.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
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Deykun@kbin.social · 1 year ago3 secret onomatopoeias in Englishplus-squarewww.youtube.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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Deykun@kbin.social · 1 year agoWhy do people say "she is a lesbian" and not "he is a gay"?plus-squarestreamable.comexternal-linkmessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
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Chrome@lemmy.world · 1 year agoNOSTALGIAplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
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Deykun@kbin.social · edit-21 year agoAn etymology of unicorn in Frenchplus-squarestreamable.comexternal-linkmessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
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Savirius@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoMost words ending with -vious are from Latin via, "road, way*, including "obvious" (in the way), "impervious" (no way thru), "devious" (off the way, cf. deviate), and "previous" (ahead on the way)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down10
arrow-up15arrow-down1message-squareMost words ending with -vious are from Latin via, "road, way*, including "obvious" (in the way), "impervious" (no way thru), "devious" (off the way, cf. deviate), and "previous" (ahead on the way)plus-squareSavirius@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
aruraios@kbin.social · 1 year agoGarlic came from Old English Garleac, a combination of Gar (an archaeic word for spear) and Leac (Leek, which referred to all alliums at the time)plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareGarlic came from Old English Garleac, a combination of Gar (an archaeic word for spear) and Leac (Leek, which referred to all alliums at the time)plus-squarearuraios@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
Savirius@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThe word "alone" comes from a compound of "all" + "one"plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe word "alone" comes from a compound of "all" + "one"plus-squareSavirius@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square0fedilink
NeighborlyNomad@kbin.social · 1 year agoSome believe that the word penguin originates from "pinguis," the latin word for "fat" or "juicy" :(media.kbin.socialimagemessage-square1fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1imageSome believe that the word penguin originates from "pinguis," the latin word for "fat" or "juicy" :(media.kbin.socialNeighborlyNomad@kbin.social · 1 year agomessage-square1fedilink
