Tag: Latin
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Something “Glicked” this way comes (to a theater near you)
Of weapons, witches, and portmanteau words: it’s an etymological double feature on “gladiator” and “wicked.” Stay for the credits!
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The many-layered etymology of “onion”
Etymologically speaking, an “onion” is a “union,” which is also a … “pearl”?
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Out of the etymological gourd: Why do we call them “gourds”?
Words, gourds, marriages. Perfect in, perfect for their imperfections.
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What’s so “long” about a “longshoreman”?
The word “longshoreman” unloaded a vowel along the course of its history.
