Category: Feature

• Winter Olympics sport word origins, Part I: skate, ski, slalom, mogul, luge

  The etymological bones of “skate” may also be literal ones.

  John Kelly

  February 7, 2014

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• The origin of “Christmas”

  

  Etymologically, “Christmas” is smeared with oil, then dismissed.

  John Kelly

  December 24, 2013

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• Why “turkey” is named after the country

  

  We can thank Turkish trading—and Turkish naming trends—for the name of this Thanksgiving bird.

  John Kelly

  November 26, 2013

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