119 words What is your favorite etymology, or rather, which word’s etymology do you find most interesting?
188 words 25 words that remained almost unchanged since PIE (Thou, Not, That, We, To, Who, This, What, Man/male, Ye, Old, Mother, To hear, Hand, Fire, To pull, Black, To flow, Bark, Ashes, To spit, Worm) across most language families
115 words Why do western european ruling titles (Kaiser, Tzar) derive from Caesar and not from Augustus
125 words “Fascinate” comes from the ancient Roman deity Fascinus, who is depicted as a giant flying penis with wings, hind legs, and a penis of its own.
139 words The coolest country name etymology: Pakistan
165 words When was Death first personified in history?
1,277 words Why has "Race" become such a taboo word and can it not be used despite of its past?
243 words Irish: 'Log' (hollow), 'Loch' (lake), and the god Lugh. Is there a connection?
226 words Grand theft auto
317 words The difference between "Latino" and "Hispanic" in one cartoon
282 words 1931: The year that "to-morrow" lost its hyphen [Google Ngram Viewer]