Etymological cartoon: Tiffany is derived from the Greek theophania, which means epiphany.2yr ⋅ ADotSapiens ⋅ r/etymology
Horses may have been replaced by cars on the roads, but the words are actually (distantly) related [oc]3yr ⋅ Sharrysama ⋅ r/etymology
English is not a language, it is a gremlin that knocked over other languages in an alley and picked up the loose grammar.2yr ⋅ Haebak ⋅ r/etymology
I made an infographic explaining how hip hop artists got their names1yr ⋅ etymologynerd ⋅ r/etymology
Where the term 'lowercase' and 'uppercase' come from? It’s actually a remnant of a past where printing presses had manually set letters. Small letters, which were used the majority of the time, were kept in the lower, easier to access case. Whereas large letters were kept in the upper.1yr ⋅ chillbnb ⋅ r/etymology
Nicolas Cage will explore the etymology of swear words on Netflix3yr ⋅ friendlyMissAnthrope ⋅ r/etymology
Here's Why Convertibles Are Called Spiders • The name originates from before cars were even a thing.2yr ⋅ OppositeDirt ⋅ r/etymology
I made a couple of images and wrote a post about rebracketing, when words are split in ways different from how they formed 😊. https://starkeycomics.com/2019/12/23/rampant-rebracketing/4yr ⋅ Starkey_Comics ⋅ r/etymology
I don't know if it belongs here, but I'm just absolutely mesmerized about how this Chinese character for Tiger transformed over centuries3yr ⋅ Artreii ⋅ r/etymology
Veranda made its way from Portuguese to English the long way...by way of India2yr ⋅ ramzhal ⋅ r/etymology
I made an infographic explaining how parts of the brain got their names2yr ⋅ etymologynerd ⋅ r/etymology
NEEDS MORE DEFINITINESS! Northwest Semitic > Late Egyptian > Coptic > Arabic > English1yr ⋅ tomispev ⋅ r/etymology
Seriously? The Arabic word نبيل (nabil) which means “noble” is somehow not related to the English word “noble?”1yr ⋅ XomokyH ⋅ r/etymology
Etymology of Christopher (my dad's name) and its cognates that I made as a father's day gift4yr ⋅ UWillAlwaysBALoser ⋅ r/etymology
I made an infographic on how different types of Halloween candies got their names!3yr ⋅ etymologynerd ⋅ r/etymology
I made a fun gif about my two favourite US and UK English differences. What's the history? Anyone know?2yr ⋅ horrorpiglet ⋅ r/etymology
I made an infographic explaining how rock and roll bands got their names!2yr ⋅ etymologynerd ⋅ r/etymology
The etymology of general computing terms (featuring avatar, boot, cookie, spam and wiki)3yr ⋅ TheStrangeRoots ⋅ r/etymology
“Pixelated” appears in a 1934 Looney Tunes, but etymonline has “Pixel” originating in the 1960s2yr ⋅ scroopynoopers07 ⋅ r/etymology
Frequency of letters in English words and where they occur in the word [OC .2yr ⋅ just_CHILLI ⋅ r/etymology
A homonyms is a word which has two different meaning. Are there any instances where English homonyms translate exactly into another language for both meanings?1yr ⋅ TheJeffLinton ⋅ r/etymology
After extensive research I still have no idea how sambo became a word for sandwich.1yr ⋅ RemnantOnReddit ⋅ r/etymology
The countries that got tea via China through the Silk Road (land) referred to it in various forms of the word cha. On the other hand, the countries that traded with China via sea - through the Min Tan port called it in different forms of te. ( Credit : India in Pixels )4yr ⋅ thebedla ⋅ r/etymology
The term candidatus itself was derived from the Latin word candidus, meaning white. It was used in the context of elections because those seeking political positions would often wear this special white toga to distinguish themselves from the general public.11mo ⋅ Tigrannes ⋅ r/etymology
Possibly not the most up to date dictionary but it arrived today and I am excited to have a source to check words from3yr ⋅ Spiritual-Lake-5138 ⋅ r/etymology
So are we posting these kinds of images now? Additional info in comments.4yr ⋅ Benniisan ⋅ r/etymology
1920s recipe: No, don't add four sweet mangos to your soup. In the midwest green peppers are called mangos. Comment explaining two theories on the origin...1yr ⋅ OakTeach ⋅ r/etymology
Another one that's obvious once you think about it. <Mellifluous>, normally used figuratively to describe a voice that's pleasant to listen to, comes from the Latin <mel> (honey) and <fluus> (flowing). Links in comments.1yr ⋅ whatatwit ⋅ r/etymology
the english word for onion means “unity” and i just think that’s really beautiful2yr ⋅ [deleted] ⋅ r/etymology
I made a guide explaining the letters that were dropped from the English alphabet over time5yr ⋅ etymologynerd ⋅ r/etymology
[OC] Words for mother that descend from a common Proto-Indo-European root4yr ⋅ UWillAlwaysBALoser ⋅ r/etymology
