All posts tagged "etymology"
Word Matrix: DoodleWhile reading some books about the history of words earlier this year, I came across the word <fopdoodle>, which means “a...
InformationSeptember 10, 2019- Word Matrix: D (“set, put”)
Back at the end of July, I investigated the words <add> and <addition>. I undercovered the base <d>, but I misidentified...
InformationSeptember 3, 2019 - Word Matrix: Ply (“lay, fold, twist”)
I recently came across a tweet in a Twitter conversation that argued that studying morphemes is not always helpful. A morpheme...
InformationAugust 20, 2019 - Word Matrix: Stude
<stude> “learn, examine, show zeal for” from Old French estudiier, from Medieval Latin studiare, from Latin studium “study, application,” originally “eagerness,”...
InformationJuly 28, 2019 - Word Matrix: D (“give”)
After returning from a two-week family vacation last weekend, I found my sleep schedule completely messed up. Instead of tossing and...
InformationJuly 26, 2019 - Word Matrix: Marsupe
<marsupe> “purse, pouch” from Modern Latin marsupialis “having a pouch,” coined from Late Latin marsupium “pouch, purse” Word Sums Marsupe +...
InformationJuly 21, 2019 - Word Matrix: Galact
<galact> “milk, milky” from Greek gala (genitive galaktos, stem galakt-) “milk” Word Sums Galact + ic -> galactic Extra + Galact...
InformationJune 17, 2019 - Word Matrix: Cat
<cat> “feline” from Old English catt Words Sums Cat Cat + s -> cats Cat + ed -> catted Cat +...
InformationJune 6, 2019 - Word Matrix: Pter
<pter> “feather, wing” from Greek pteron Word Sums Pter + ide + ine -> pteridine Pter + ide + ine +...
InformationMay 28, 2019 - Word Matrix: Kin
<kin> “family; race; kind, sort, rank; nature” from Old English cynn Word Sums Kin a + Kin -> akin Kin...
InformationMay 10, 2019 - Word Matrix: Rain
<rain> “water from clouds” from Old English regn “rain” Word Sums Rain Rain + s -> rains Rain + ed ->...
InformationMay 9, 2019 - Word Matrix: Vegete
<vegete> “non-animal life ,” from Old French vegetable “living, fit to live,” directly from Medieval Latin vegetabilis “growing,...
InformationMay 3, 2019 - Word Matrix: Pink
<pink> “pale red color” meaning “pale rose color” first recorded 1733 “small” from Dutch pink “small” Word Sums pink Pink +...
InformationApril 18, 2019 - Word Matrix: Yester
<yester> “former, earlier, previous” from Old English geostran “yesterday” Words Sums Yester Yester + s = yesters Yester + Day =...
InformationApril 16, 2019 - Word Matrix: Somn
<somn> “sleep” from somnus “sleep” Words Sums Somn + us = somnus Somn + o + G(e)n(e) = somnogen Somn +...
InformationApril 15, 2019
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