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A blizzard of wintry word origins
English’s core vocabulary for winter weather has largely been frozen—or as we used to say, “froren”—in place. Read more.
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Charting the etymological boundaries of “Greenland” and “Denmark”
While relatively straightforward as etymologies, the origins of “Greenland” and “Denmark” do provide important historical insights into these two proud lands. Read more.
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“Minneapolis” means “Waterfall City”
A schoolmaster combined Dakota and Greek words to propose an official name for the city in the 1850s. Read more.
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America is in Venezuela etymologically, too
The man believed to have named Venezuela also lent his name to America. Read more.
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What’s up with the “syne” in “Auld Lang Syne”? On etymological times long past
How do you ring in the New Year? Why, with neuter dative-case pronouns and adverbial genitive suffixes, of course! Read more.
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