#Etymology

Paulex Jones

PaulClout

One of the things that has hurt Western Christianity, and therefore the West, the most is the misconception of what meekness means in the Bible. The Greek word for meek,

Kaspars Ozolins

lettlander

THREAD: Who is Beelzebul? In Matthew 10:25, Jesus hints that he, the master of the house, will be called Beelzebul, even as his disciples will be maligned. The Greek word

Thomas Wier

thomas_wier

Weekly Georgian Etymology: ვარსკვლავი varsḳvlavi 'star', from Old Georgian ႥႠႰႱႩႳႪႠႥႨ varsḳulavi lit. 'glowing knot', compound of Kartvelian roots *var- glow and *sḳv- bind, knot

Alex

seyyedreza

In Arabic, church is كنيسة (kenisa) and synagogue is کنیس (kenis).In Persian, church is کلیسا (kelisa) and synagogue is کنیسه (kenisa).A quick thread on why Middle Eastern languages have similar

matt🍍

matt_boot_

yesterday i learned a neat etymology.look at the word CRIMSON, especially the first 4 consonants.this word is related to #Turkish kırmızı "red", & itself goes back (through French & Spanish)

Thomas Wier

thomas_wier

Weekly Georgian Etymology: ბერძენი berdzeni 'Greek person', from Old Georgian ႡႤႰႻႤႬႨ berdzeni, perhaps via Megrelian or Abkhaz, from Greek Βυζάντιον, archaic city-state and later capital of the

Charlotte MacKechnie

c_mackechnie

How not to teach spelling (the 'don'ts'): Don’t introduce only 1 spelling of a vowel sound – and especially do not encourage children to use this 1 spelling whenever they

The Spirit Hunters (Formerly The Yu Yu HakuShow)

spirithunterpod

Was listening to @FMAnalysts and their discussion of the word “Alkahestry'' which, as far as we could tell, is a neologism made specifically for the show based on Paracelsus's concept

Rebecca Makkai

rebeccamakkai

Anyone up for a nerdy etymology thread?Too bad, here we go:The word “landscape”...Middle Dutch: landscap = region, from land + scap = -ship/-ness/condition (so, basically, landship)17th c Dutch: landschap From

Dr. Michael J. Taylor

DrMichaelJTayl1

A twitter rant (my first): stop translating the centurion rank primus pilus as "First Spear." This is a false etymology and makes a bad translation. Its seeped into popular culture

Thomas Wier

thomas_wier

Weekly Georgian Etymology: ბირჟა birža 'hangout place', from Russian биржа 'exchange, market' from (low) German Börse, < French bourse 'stock exchange', < Late Latin bursa 'leather purse

Sparrow/Liz (semi-hiatus)

UntoNuggan

This is just a PSA that some people have an actual medical condition (lissencephaly) which causes a "smooth brain", and that your smooth brain memes are in fact ableist.(I get

Faisal©

FadingChinar

Some facts about Chinar(national tree of Kashmir)-Chinar grows to a height of about 25 meters or sometimes, even more, depending upon the growing conditions. Its botanical name is platanus orientalis and is

Emmett!

WannabeLinguist

Sociolinguistics 101 Dialectology 101 Prescriptivism 101https://twitter.com/nocontextpawnee/status/1278420164107616256 Etymology 101https://twitter.com/nocontextpawnee/status/1294303197071204355 Raciolinguistics 101https://twitter.com/nocon

Moh 🛡

Mohsule_

It’s here. Biblical subsistence argument (Formulated it) vs Biblical circular Reasoning.A thread (a long one but worth it if you read through) Not so long ago, I was on Amazon

꧁ 𝓐𝓷𝓰𝓮𝓵𝓲𝓬꧂

an_angel_named

re: therapywhat is therapy, is it good or bad, how it contrasts with modern therapy the etymology of therapy is "healing", but contextually it is your mental health healing. It's

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.