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Hungarian horse carts? The origin of the word “coach” has been on a journey.
The origin of the word “coach” takes us on a (horse-drawn) journey. Learn more about the far-flung etymology of this word. Read more.
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Digging up the etymological past of “history”
The history of word “history” is also the “story” of “history.” Dig in with the etymology of the name for this school subject and discipline. Read more.
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Timely etymology: Debby, monopoly, waltz, and breaking
Bees. Books. Beats. Viennese dance crazes. German journeymen. This etymological news roundup has it all. Read more.
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Where does the word “aura” come from?
The word aura, recently spreading in internet slang for a kind of breezy confidence, has literal “breezy” origins of its own. Read more.
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