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Etymology at the intersection of news, life, and everyday language.

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  • Demurring on the etymology of “demure”

    The origin of “demure” may be connected to “mature” or “demur,” but we should be reserved about drawing any conclusions. Read more.

    John Kelly
    August 14, 2024
    Feature

  • Timely etymology: Debby, monopoly, waltz, and breaking

    Timely etymology: Debby, monopoly, waltz, and breaking

    Bees. Books. Beats. Viennese dance crazes. German journeymen. This etymological news roundup has it all. Read more.

    John Kelly
    August 10, 2024
    Feature

  • Where does the word “aura” come from?

    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.

    John Kelly
    August 7, 2024
    Feature

  • Between the etymological cushions of “couch”

    Between the etymological cushions of “couch”

    The origin of the word “couch” shows how the forms of words get moved around like furniture. Read more.

    John Kelly
    August 2, 2024
    Feature

  • How “weird” got weird

    How “weird” got weird

    What do mythology and Macbeth have to do with origin of “weird”? Read more.

    John Kelly
    July 30, 2024
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