Linguistics

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  Word Matrix: Talc

  <talc> from Middle French talc, probably from Spanish talco and Medieval Latin talcus, also talcum “talc” from Arabic talq, from Persian...

  Heather JohnsonMarch 15, 2019
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  A Short History of ‘You’

  “What’s wrong with you?” posits the Oxford Dictionaries. But, seriously, what’s up with the oddness that is the second person personal...

  Heather JohnsonMarch 12, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Wint(e)r

  <wint(e)r> Old English winter (plural wintru) “fourth and coldest season of the year” Words Sums Wint(e)r = winter Wint(e)r + s...

  Heather JohnsonMarch 9, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Solve

  <solve> “disperse, dissipate, loosen” from Latin solvere Word Sums Solve Solve + s = solves Solve + ed = solved Solve...

  Heather JohnsonMarch 6, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Lact

  <lact> “milk” from Latin lac (genitive lactis) “milk” Word Sums Lact + ate = lactate Lact + ate + s =...

  Heather JohnsonMarch 4, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Ornithe

  <ornithe> “bird” from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”) Word Sums Ornithe + s = ornithes Ornithe + ic = ornithic Ornithe...

  Heather JohnsonFebruary 27, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Prince

  <prince> “ruler of a principality” from Old French prince “prince, noble lord,” from Latin princeps “first man, chief leader; ruler, sovereign,”...

  Heather and Poppy JohnsonFebruary 25, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Pumpkin

  <pumpkin> alteration of earlier pumpion, from obsolete French pompon, via Latin from Greek pepōn “large melon” Words Sums Pumpkin Pumpkin +...

  Heather and Poppy JohnsonFebruary 19, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Vace

  <vace> “empty” from Latin vacāre ” “to lack, empty” Words Sums Vace + ant = vacant Vace + ant + ly...

  Heather JohnsonFebruary 18, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Swim

  <swim> “move in water” Old English swimman (verb), of Germanic origin Word Sums Swim Swim + s = swims Swim +...

  Heather and Poppy JohnsonFebruary 8, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Thrall

  <thrall> Old English thrǣl “slave,” from Old Norse thræll Word Sums Thrall Thrall + s = thralls Thrall + ed =...

  Heather JohnsonFebruary 5, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Beer

  <beer> “an alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavored with hops” from Old English bēor, of West Germanic origin, based on...

  Heather JohnsonFebruary 2, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Mare

  <mare> “found in or pertaining to the sea,” from Old French marin “of the sea, maritime,” and directly from Latin marinus...

  Heather and Poppy JohnsonJanuary 28, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Hume

  <hume> from Old French humide, umide “damp, wet” or directly from Latin humidus “moist, wet,” variant (probably by influence of humus...

  Heather JohnsonJanuary 27, 2019
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  Word Matrix: Humid

  <humid> from French humide or Latin humidus, from humere “be moist” Word Sums Humid Humid + er = humider Humid +...

  Heather JohnsonJanuary 26, 2019
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