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etymology of the word diaper | podictionary - for word lovers ...... diaper | podictionary - for word lovers ... I#m not talking about deep etymology here, but obvious stuff. The specific... such segments as Europe and Africa was in a book about etymology. ... The original sense of the term, according to the Chambers... in the early 1200s, it was an aphetic form of #away. ... (*The etymology notes that the Germanic part is unverified, but I thought... http://lakemccej.livejournal.com/2789.html Published: 1 year, 7 months ago (Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:58:04 PDT); 4560 bytes Post Pictures:
The Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More: A new ......Grammarphobia Blog: Grammar, Usage, Etymology, and More: A new ... Q: I can#t help responding to your blog... document might read: “Consider performing maintenance vice replacing the faulty part. ... The etymology of the word Passover has become a point of contention within scholarly circles, because the etymology is wrapped up with its etiology in Exodus 12... http://malismoriey.livejournal.com/7353.html Published: 2 years, 2 months ago (Sun, 06 Dec 2009 23:53:17 PST); 4485 bytes Post Pictures:
Module 3-A: Etymology... is a derivation of words. The word "etymology" ( /ɛtɨˈmɒlədʒi/ ) derives from Greek ἐτυμολογία ( etumologíā ); from ἔτυμον ( étumon ), meaning "true sense" , and -λογία ( -logía ), meaning... type of change has occurred in other languages as well. Credits: Methods http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etymology... http://l12javinardona.livejournal.com/938.html Published: 1 year, 5 months ago (Wed, 15 Sep 2010 05:38:14 PDT); 1528 bytes Obscure Etymology Question for Turkish/Arabic/Tamazight Speakers... anyone here know which language the Algerian-specific word "saha" -- "thank you" -- comes from? I'm thinking it is possibly... think this seems to be a legitimate cognate? Barring that, is it a word that is familiar to any Arabic speakers here? Long... the other language credit for such a universally "Algerian" word, so it might be hard to get a straight answer. I can't find... (Tuareg): "tanumert" - Chaoui: "tanmirt" ...Same word, all over. Guessing this is not where "saha" came out of, even with Kabyle... http://community.livejournal.com/linguaphiles/5421807.html Published: 11 months, 2 weeks ago (Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:51:23 PDT); 2749 bytes Best etymology everMaxwell's Demon: "after J. C. Maxwell, its hypothecator." That's just an awesome word. Next time I create a character for any sort of game, I'm calling him (or her) "Soandso, the Hypothecator!" ("Suppose, just for argument's sake, that I'm stabbing you in the spleen...") http://sidebernie.livejournal.com/284858.html Published: 1 year ago (Thu, 03 Feb 2011 05:52:16 PST); 340 bytes Czech etymology questionHi fellow Linguaphiles! I'm curious about the etymology of the Czech term cesta ('path'). Does any of you have any information on this? The dictionaries I've consulted so far say this word has no cognates in other Slavic languages. http://community.livejournal.com/linguaphiles/5317219.html Published: 1 year, 3 months ago (Tue, 16 Nov 2010 04:56:34 PST); 269 bytes Polish etymology question... who left their comments in my previous thread. Spasibo! And here is an etymology question for Polish speakers. Have you ever heard of or come across the word kociara ? If you have, what does this word mean and how would you describe...-fashioned/etc.)? And do you have any ideas about its etymology? Also, what would you call a large cat (tomcat) in Polish... http://community.livejournal.com/linguaphiles/5296814.html Published: 1 year, 3 months ago (Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:30:55 PDT); 637 bytes Polish Etymology!..., google cannot answer. I need to know where the word "plaża" comes from. Polish meaning beach... trying to hunt this thing down! Because these are all related if I could get the etymology for one that might answer my prayers. Thanks in advance... http://community.livejournal.com/linguaphiles/5263938.html Published: 1 year, 4 months ago (Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:01:34 PDT); 617 bytes History lesson of a word . . .... and I was blown away when I read it. The history of such a word and its change over the centuries is amazing. Much like having... with the historical presents of how it changed over time. From the Online Etymology Dictionary nice late 13c., "foolish... to determine exactly what is meant when a writer uses this word. By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies... http://majilique.livejournal.com/666459.html Published: 1 year, 5 months ago (Fri, 27 Aug 2010 16:11:39 PDT); 2343 bytes Word for the dayToday's Word For the Day is Antifogmatic Main Entry: an·ti·fog·mat·ic Function: noun Inflected Form(s): -s Etymology: 1anti- + fog + -matic (as in rheumatic) : a drink of liquor taken to counteract the effect of fog or dampness I don't think I need one (although I suspect I could have used one last night), but it's a pretty cool word nonetheless. http://sidebernie.livejournal.com/253238.html Published: 1 year, 8 months ago (Wed, 02 Jun 2010 11:42:57 PDT); 466 bytes |
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