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Archive for Etymology

teep

Jed

September 26, 2023
Filed under: Etymology
2 Comments

Blocking and tackling

Jed

August 10, 2023
Filed under: Homomorphs, Eggcorns, Etymology, Metaphors
0 Comments

hat trick

Jed

March 13, 2023
Filed under: Etymology
0 Comments

motorcade etymology

Jed

June 15, 2022
Filed under: Portmanteaus, Etymology
0 Comments

frontispiece

Jed

April 2, 2020
Filed under: Etymology
0 Comments

Cutty-sark

Jed

March 24, 2020
Filed under: Etymology
0 Comments

Peatos

Jed

July 18, 2019
Filed under: Etymology, New-to-me Words
0 Comments

On Pound’s “translations” from Chinese

Jed

February 12, 2019
Filed under: Errors, Etymology, Languages, Translation, Verse
0 Comments

Astronomical and astrological symbols

Jed

January 31, 2019
Filed under: Symbols, Etymology
0 Comments

Gneiss

Jed

November 18, 2018
Filed under: Etymology, Puns, Specific Words
0 Comments
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