martyr (n.) "one who bears testimony to faith," especially "one who willingly suffers death rather than surrender his or her religious faith," specifically "one of the Christians who in former times were put to death because they would not renounce their beliefs," late Old English martyr, ...
Proto-Indo-European root meaning "house, household." It represents the usual Indo-European word for "house" (Italian, Spanishcasaare from Latincasa"cottage, hut;" Germanic*husis of obscure origin). It forms all or part of:Anno Domini;belladonna;condominium;dame;damsel;dan"title of address to...
10, 2013 post about the phrase “in general,” we discuss the etymology of the word “general” in more detail.) Getting back to your question, we think Overall, who delivered lectures in Latin as a professor of divinity at Cambridge, is likely to have intended “generally” in its “...
anything used for smearing," a word related tolipos"grease, fat," from PIE root*leip-"to stick, adhere," also used to form words for "fat." With change of-l-to-d-"prob. due to Umbrian influence" [Klein]. But it could as well be a native Italic formation from the same roots. ...
Marlowe’s punning mony/Cony should be compared with Philip Massinger’s later complaint of 1622: “A pox upon your Christian cockatrices! They cry, like poulterers’ wives, ‘No money, no coney’” (The Virgin-Martyr, Act I, Scene 1). The phrase, cunny-thumbed, has been explained as...
of barbarus "strange, foreign, barbarous," from Greek barbaros (see barbarian (n.)). For women, unlike men, the concept of "alien" presumably could be felt as "exotic" and thus make an appealing name. Popularized as a Christian name by the legend of Saint Barbara, early 4c. martyr,...
The given name (Italian Napoleone) is attested from 13c., said to be from a St. Napoleone of Alexandria, a 4c. martyr. It has been folk-etymologized as "lion of Naples" or "nose of a lion." The name was applied to a gold coin issued by the government of Napoleon I, bearing ...
masc. proper name, from French, shortened from Latin Vincentius, from vincentem (nominative vincens) "conquering," from vincere "to overcome" (from nasalized form of PIE root *weik- (3) "to fight, conquer"). The name of a 3c. martyr, it was introduced in England c. 1200. ...
Trends oftomorrow Sharetomorrow ‘cite’ https://www.etymonline.com/word/tomorrow Etymology of tomorrow by etymonline Harper, D. (n.d.). Etymology of tomorrow. Online Etymology Dictionary. Retrieved October 2, 2024, from https://www.etymonline.com/word/tomorrow Harper Douglas, “Etymology of...
The Romance, Celtic, and Slavic languages tend to use a diminutive of the word for "laugh" to mean "smile" (such as Latinridere"laugh;"subridere"smile"), perhaps literally "small laugh" or "low laugh." annus mirabilis(n.) Latin, literally "wonderful year, year of wonders," title of...