#etymology

@approximate_knowledge marathon #Etymology #History #Language

@approximate_knowledge zero #Etymology #Language #WordOrigin

@approximate_knowledge yankee #Etymology #Linguistics #WordOrigins

@approximate_knowledge sterno #Etymology #Language #Linguistics

@kottke Where Do European Country Names Come From? #History #Etymology #Europe

@npr_culture 'Gossip' had godly origins. Here's how it gained its sinful reputation #Language #History #Etymology

@npr_news 'Gossip' had godly origins. Here's how it gained its sinful reputation #Language #History #Etymology

@approximate_knowledge varsity #Etymology #Language #History

@approximate_knowledge mesmerizing #Etymology #Language #Words

@npr_news When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings -- not summer fun #History #Military #Etymology

@npr_national When going to 'camp' meant Roman military lodgings -- not summer fun #History #Military #Etymology

@approximate_knowledge prairie #Etymology #Linguistics #History

@approximate_knowledge What is a human? A miserable little pile of clades! #Etymology #Science #Humanity

@npr_science Bees have coexisted with us for over a millennia. Their name remains a mystery #Science #Insects #Etymology

@kottke Cucumbers used to be called "cowcumbers" .... #History #Language #Etymology

@npr_world 'Decimate' means much more today than it did in ancient Rome #History #Language #Etymology

@npr_news 'Decimate' means much more today than it did in ancient Rome #History #Language #Etymology

@hillel_wayne How old is the name 'Daniel'? #History #Linguistics #Etymology