For each entry, the dictionary provides the correct pronunciation, followed by a short definition, and the century and source of the word's first recording. Then come the etymological notes. Thus one learns that "froth" (an aggregation of small bubbles on liquid) was first noted in the 14th...
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I saw an old friend today. We talked aboutinitiation,mystery, and how we can understand things by understanding theiretymology: the origin of the words. What is initiation? First, looking at the word we see the word “initiate”. That means to start something. Initiation is when we start ...
17.Etymology.the study of words and word roots.may sound like the kind of thing done by boring librarians in small.dusty rooms. Yet etymologists actually have a uniquely interesting job. They are in many ways just like archaeologists digging up the ph
a consonant that was gratuitously added to many roots.) Meetingshrimpwas like running into an old friend, foron 18 April 2012, I wrote a post on it. Things began to come together. “Bend ~ bent,”creep,cripple, “scanty,”“crooked,”cramp, Germanschrumfen“to shrivel” (from the older...
And therefore Seneca adviseth his friend Lucilius, “in his attire and gesture, outward actions, especially to avoid all such things as are more notable in themselves: as a rugged attire, hirsute head, horrid beard, contempt of money, coarse lodging, and whatsoever leads to fame that opposite...
The term “etymology” was introduced more than 2,000 years ago by the classical philosophers. In the broad sense, etymology is the reconstruction of the phonetic and derivational elements of a word. In addition to demonstrating relationships between sounds and identifying identical morphemes, it acc...
Interestingly, a slight shift in meaning had occurred, as the OED defines the plural as “a condition of dullness or drowsiness; dumps, low spirits, depression.” We can hardly blame slang for changing, of course, as that is part of its nature. As for the actual etymology of the word,...
"friend" word. According to Bammesberger ["English Etymology"], "The long vowel in FIEND is regular. In FRIEND the vowel has been shortened; perhaps the shortening is due to compounds like FRIENDSHIP, in which the consonant group (-nds-) regularly caused shortening of the preceeding long ...
The online etymology dictionary (etymonline) is the internet's go-to source for quick and reliable accounts of the origin and history of English words, phrases, and idioms.