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etymology

The etymology of 'villain' 

LanguageJune 2, 2022June 2
etymology / phrases / supervillains

The curious case of the 'bucket list'

Language, The InternetMarch 5, 2022February 21
etymology / phrases / pop culture / Reddit / Web culture

The etymological journey of zen

Language, LifestyleFebruary 6, 2022February 4
China / etymology / Japan

Did you know that 'fantastic' and 'phenotype' are etymological relatives?

LanguageJanuary 9, 2022January 8
etymology / phrases

Language Log discovers the word 'yeet' (and so do I, kinda)

Black Cultures, Language, The InternetDecember 31, 2021February 22
Black America / etymology / memes / Web culture

The African origins of Yasuke's name

Black Cultures, History, LanguageNovember 16, 2021November 25
Africa / Ethiopia / etymology / Japan / Yasuke

Did the Ancient Greeks not have a word for 'blue'? Or is it a myth?

Culture, LanguageAugust 14, 2021January 21
Ancient Greece / colours / etymology / Europe / Open Culture

The etymological identity crisis of Arctic bears

Language, NatureAugust 1, 2021November 22
animals / bears / etymology

Cool word oddities and miscellany

LanguageJuly 5, 2021August 23
cool / etymology

Google celebrates the letter 'ñ'

History, LanguageApril 23, 2021November 16
etymology / Spain

When did 'damn' become a naughty word?

LanguageApril 4, 2021July 3
come in God / etymology

36,336 versions of the 'I know a place' meme

LanguageFebruary 25, 2021July 3
etymology / memes

Daughters, milking cows, and etymological debates

LanguageNovember 23, 2020January 26
animals / cows / etymology / India / milk / phrases
An Indian woman milking a cow

The origins of the "black sheep"

LanguageAugust 24, 2020April 4
animals / etymology / phrases
A black sheep amongst white sheep

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