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- etymology - Where did Im Jonesing get its meaning from? - English . . .
I'm Jonesing for a little Ganja, mon I'm jonesing for a little soul food, brother (verb) jonesed; jonesing; joneses to have a strong desire or craving for something (Merriam Webster) Where
- etymology - What are the components of a word called? - English . . .
The etymology of the word parasol states that it arises "from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”)" I would like to know what the two components, para and sole, are called in this example
- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by. . . ’? - English . . .
By the by dates from the 1610’s (confirmed by Alenanno’s data), and the key (and originality) to its etymology is in the second by Etymonline says of by: Originally an adverbial particle of place, in which sense it is retained in place names (Whitby, Grimsby, etc ) Elliptical use for "secondary course" (opposed to main) in Old English Incidentally, this implies that by the by is the
- etymology - How did sinister, the Latin word for left-handed, get . . .
Sinister is the Latin word for left-handed What evolution of meaning turned left-handed into evil and threatening?
- etymology - Where did the phrase batsh*t crazy come from? - English . . .
The word crazy is a later addition Scanning Google Books I find a handful of references starting from the mid-60s where batshit is clearly just a variation on bullshit (nonsense, rubbish) - which meaning still turns up even in 2001, but it's relatively uncommon now Here's a relatively early one from 1967 where the meaning is crazy A decade later most references have this meaning, but the
- etymology - Origin of the word cum - English Language Usage Stack . . .
What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America
- What are some good sites for researching etymology?
Here is an example of a directed graph: It works in multiple languages, providing etymology data, descendants, related words and more It also has a pretty quick search, and the index is constantly growing in the number of words and slowly growing in accuracy too
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
The newspaper shows no interest in the meaning or etymology of the name kuklux klan, and very little journalistic curiosity as to the group's motives or intentions In fact, the ornate, rather overblown letters from the Grand Cyclops quoted in the newspaper read very much like the work of a typical mid-nineteenth-century newspaper editor
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