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Interesting Etymologies
Interesting Etymologies
Hello Word Lovers!
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Interesting Etymologies is our regular programme hosted by Charly Taylor exploring the development of words. Tracing the roots of popular words and at the same time highlighting some false etymologies these short programmes are a treasure trove of information and wonder.
Bulldogz Team
Feb 23, 20234 min read
Interesting Etymologies 56 : Interesting Etymologies
"Hello again Word Lovers!" For the last time in this first series we explore some interesting etymologies, and for our last brief journey...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 25, 20234 min read
Interesting Etymologies 55 : Opposites
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We have reached the penultimate instalment of our first trip around the roots and branches of the English...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 18, 20233 min read
Interesting Etymologies 54 : African
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are going to look at words that have come from Africa. It might be assumed that this means...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 14, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 53 : Scottish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We near the end of our journey through interesting etymologies as we return to our own shores and our nearest...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 52 : Flowers
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are looking at the names of flowers. This presents us with various categories to dive into:...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 1, 20222 min read
Interesting Etymologies 51 : Alphabet
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are not going to look at the origin of words, but the origin of the letters that make those...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 50 : Hybrids
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we are taking a brief aside into hybrid word, sometimes known as mongrel words. This is the area of...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 16, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 49.3 : Greek
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Part three for Greek as look into Greek words from mythology. Theos was the word for God giving us the words...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 9, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 49.2 : Greek
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We plough on with Greek and start with types of people and relations between people: Aner: (andros, anthropos)...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 3, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 49.1 : Greek
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this instalment we finally arrive at Greek, Ancient Greek. It has been a long journey to this point, we...
Bulldogz Team
Oct 26, 20228 min read
Interesting Etymologies 48 : The Bible
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are taking a slight deviation from etymology and we are going to look at translation and...
Bulldogz Team
Oct 19, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 47.3 : Old Norse
"Hello again Word Lovers!" This is the third installment of words that came into English from Old Norse. In the first part of this...
Bulldogz Team
May 4, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 47.2 : Old Norse
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We continue with Old Norse a great fount of words in modern English. We have already seen that we get many...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 27, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 47.1 : Old Norse
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we will begin the first of a three part exploration of one of the major repositories of English, Old...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 20, 20227 min read
Interesting Etymologies 46 : Philosophy
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Charly thinks that perhaps this should have been the first edition of Interesting Etymologies because...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 5, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 45 : Irish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this instalment we are going west, to Ireland in fact. We are going to be looking at words that came into...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 30, 20225 min read
Interesting Etymologies 44 : Etymologists
"Hello again Word Lovers!" A little diversion today as we are going to look at Etymologists rather than Etymology! How many etymologists...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 23, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 43 : Heraldry
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we are exploring the vocabulary surrounding the topic of heraldry. There are some genuinely interesting...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 8, 20225 min read
Interesting Etymologies 42 : People
"Hello again Word Lovers!" And today we will be looking at words that come from the names of people. We are not going to delve into the...
Bulldogz Team
Feb 9, 20225 min read
Interesting Etymologies 41 : Persian
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this show we are going to look at words that have merged from Persian. This is a relative mystery to our...
Bulldogz Team
Feb 2, 20226 min read
Interesting Etymologies 40 : Political Correctness
PLEASE BE ADVISED: This episode involves discussion of some terms that may cause offence. "Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we are going...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 26, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 39 : Dead Languages
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We have looked at words that have come to English from very far flung roots and some of the languages they...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 18, 20225 min read
Interesting Etymologies 38 : Non - PIE
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Once again, we are going to trace words back to their origins. Normally we would go from English to Germanic,...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 12, 20224 min read
Interesting Etymologies 37 : Mythical Beasts
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we are going into the realms of myth, particularly that of mythical beasts, from the Phoenix to...
Bulldogz Team
Jan 5, 20223 min read
Interesting Etymologies 36 : Acronyms
"Hello again Word Lovers!" and in this instalment we are going to look at words formed from initial letters, known as acronyms. These are...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 35 : Ebonics
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this week we are taking a slight diversion as we look at words developed within English but influenced by...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 14, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 34 : Chinese
"Hello again Word Lovers!" - Long time no see", that is a calque, a phrase that is translated directly from another language. Calque...
Bulldogz Team
Dec 8, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 33 : Latin
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this instalment we are going to look at Latin that has survived from the Latin era into Modern English....
Bulldogz Team
Dec 2, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 32 : Disease
"Hello again Word Lovers!" I hope you are well, as in this episode we are going to explore words surrounding being unwell, words for...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 23, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 31 : Turkic
"Hello again Word Lovers!" That is not a mistake, we do mean Turkic and not Turkish! Turkic is a language group, Turkish being the most...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 30: World War Two
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we move on to the second World War and the words coined in that conflict between the Allies and the Axis...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 10, 20214 min read
Interesting Etymologies 29: World War One
"Hello again Word Lovers!" This episode is going to explore some words that come to us from World War One, The Great War Perhaps a good...
Bulldogz Team
Nov 4, 20215 min read
Interesting Etymologies 28: Fiction
"Hello again Word Lovers!" and in this episode we are going to explore some words that were simply invented by writers that have gone on...
Bulldogz Team
Oct 28, 20215 min read
Interesting Etymologies 27: Cockney Rhyming Slang!
"Hello again Word Lovers!" in this instalment we will hone in on a peculiar part of English, Cockney Rhyming Slang. Slang: The word...
Bulldogz Team
Oct 20, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 26: Reappropriation
"Hello again Word Lovers!" after diving into some insults (see IE23) we can explore some words and phrases that started as insults but...
Bulldogz Team
Oct 6, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 25: Nadsat
"Hello again Word Lovers!" It is time to return to Russian today, but this will be an investigation of a peculiar type of Russian, an...
Bulldogz Team
Sep 22, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 24: Yiddish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Today we look at words we use in English that come from Yiddish. This episode is available on Youtube or as an...
Bulldogz Team
Sep 15, 20215 min read
Interesting Etymologies 23: Insults
"Hello again Word Lovers!" and today lots of insults! Please be warned, obviously, this episode and article features some slurs and...
Bulldogz Team
Sep 9, 20216 min read
Interesting Etymologies 22: Band Names
Video version available on youtube, link at the bottom of the page! "Hello again Word Lovers!" and today some recent etymology as we look...
Bulldogz Team
Aug 13, 20219 min read
Interesting Etymologies : The Premier League Special
"Hello again Word Lovers!" To start our return to the fascinating world of words we are going to take a look at the roots of the names of...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 29, 20212 min read
Interesting Etymologies 21: Hidden Spanish
"Hello again Word Lovers!" in this episode we are going to look at words in English that have come from Spanish! escaramuza - A smaller...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 21, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 20: Mathematics Symbols
"Hello again Word Lovers!" on this outing we are going to step out of the history of words and take a look at the symbols of mathematics!...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 14, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 19: The Jazz Age
"Hello again Word Lovers!" on this outing into the world of words we head into the world of music, with the words that come to us from...
Bulldogz Team
Apr 8, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies 18: Venice
"Hello again Word Lovers!" In this episode we are going to explore the etymological treasures of a rather special city, the city of...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 30, 20213 min read
Interesting Etymologies : Easter Special
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We are in the Easter season and so it seems a sensible time to look at the etymology of the word "Easter"...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 24, 20211 min read
Interesting Etymologies 17 : Angels & Devils
"Hello again Word Lovers!" This episode is going to explore the world of Angels & Devils! Beelzebub : We kick off with some different...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Interesting Etymologies 16 : Welsh
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Surprisingly few words have come into English from Welsh, Scots or Irish, especially considering the...
Bulldogz Team
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Interesting Etymologies 15 : Unknown!
"Hello again Word Lovers!" we will be exploring words of unknown origin in this episode. Charly opens by saying if he was a Mathematical...
Bulldogz Team
Feb 25, 20212 min read
Interesting Etymologies 14.2 : More Colourful Etymologies / The names for colours
"Hello again Word Lovers!" We continue our look at the words for colours as we return to our investigation of Black: Black: blac in Old...
Bulldogz Team
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Interesting Etymologies 14 : Colourful Etymologies / The names for colours
"Hello again Word Lovers!" Crimson: Red was covered in the PIE again episode but we can take a look at Crimson to start here. Carmesà in...
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