Archive for Etymology
farthing
cooties
heroin
Learning Spanish terms via etymology and cognates
shonky
Such a great sounding word, too. Shonky.
Is it esculent?
esculent: edible, fit to be eaten According to dictionary,com, it originates in the 1620s, from L. esculentus, from esca “food,” from PIE *ed- “to eat” (see eat). (Link and usage examples here) I saw it a while back and hadn’t gotten around to following up on the idea that it would make a great first […]