Proto Indo-European *bha meaning to speak or say has been extremely prolific. From it we have gotten: Through Latin fama (reputation): fame, famous, fable, fabulous,…
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Linguistic articles, mostly about etymology, originally posted in the Tumblr of the same name.
Proto Indo-European *bha meaning to speak or say has been extremely prolific. From it we have gotten: Through Latin fama (reputation): fame, famous, fable, fabulous,…
Semicolon (“;”) is derived from colon (“:”). For a moment there I was tempted to leave the post at that point, but I’m saving the…
Today I’m going to talk about the Spanish alphabet, but a quick and non-scientific look seems to indicate that the same things apply to the…
Background: a ouija is a way of contacting the deceased. It consists of a wooden board with the alphabet engrained, around which the participants gather.…
Peculiar name, that of Rugby. Not as straightforward as football or basketball. Thought I should mention that there’s an alternative explanation for football where it is…
This is going to be a quick entry, but I just found out and I’m mindblown. I was curious about the etymology for neighbour. Apparently,…
Today is the Day of the Galician Language, as every May 17th. I will pay homage by researching on the etymology of some of its…
Canvas comes from the latin cannabis for hemp, after the materials they used to be made of. I do not recommend smoking any paintings though.…
Ah, the berserks! If fantasy has taught us anything, it’s to never stand in front of a furious, muscular, huge warrior wielding an axe. It…
Today’s entry is about bats. That should be cool. Let’s start with Galician/Portuguese. In them, bat is morcego, coming from the latin words for mouse…