Etymology: Today's word is a French expression meaning "good word" or "good saying," based on "bon" from Latin bonus梕ven in English something quite "good," plus mot "word, saying, motto" (or, as the Italians say, "motto"), from late Latin *mottum from muttire "to murmur, utter...
minus the element meaning "country." Interestingly, the Chinese took to calling Japan by the name that the Japanese had invented, and the English nameJapanultimately derives from the Chinese version. In Mandarin Chinese, one of the descendants of Middle Chinese, the phrase evolved toRìběnguó....
"evening party," 1793, a French word in English, from Frenchsoirée, fromsoir"evening," Old Frenchsoir"evening, night" (10c.), from Latinsero(adv.) "late, at a late hour," fromserum"late hour," neuter ofserus"late," from PIE*se-ro-, suffixed form of root*se-(2) "long, late...
The word yam is derived from nyam, nyami, or nyambi, verbs of various African dialects meaning either “to taste” or “to eat.” The prevailing theory is that enslaved Africans applied these terms over time to the sweet potatoes available in the Americas, which took the place in their die...
More than that, he fulfils all the expectations of a Jämt given that the etymological root of the word derives from the Proto-Germanic term meaning persistent, efficient, enduring and hardworking. Indeed, no shortcuts are allowed. This is one expression of the old-school ethos here – ...
In which case “create time” for yoga starts meaning something different, and you take the blocks, the chucks, the unexpected hours that it rips out of your day, as a given. And you plan the rest of your life around it. Like a lover that suddenly takes up your whole weekend and pus...
All of the above should be obvious from the music and it’s also apparent in the artwork for Bon Iver’s first two albums, both of which are frosted, snow-covered portraits. If that’s not enough the name of the group itself is derived from the French phrase bon hiver, meaning “good...