#Etymology

Cara Zelaya #CancelStudentDebt

carazelaya

While I've got the Vice President here, let's have a little history lesson about the dog-whistle that is the phrase "law and order." When people in positions of power spout

Jeannette Ng 吳志麗

jeannette_ng

If the reason for Chinese having compound words is the fact that it's reluctant to add new characters, then how do you explain EVERY OTHER LANGUAGE that has compound words?Why

Jonathan Parkes Allen

Mar_Musa

Islamicate Architecture Tuesday returns with a look into one of the best known architectural and artistic components of the Islamicate world, muqarnas (a word of uncertain etymology), in its origin

भार्गवराम - BhargavRam

mebhargav

A small learning on "Veda"A word Veda came from element ' Vid '(ವಿದ್ ಧಾತು) means Understand (ತಿಳುವಳಿಕೆ) (ತಿಳಿ) So 'veda' simply means knowledgeLet us know The Etymology of

Jessica Price

Delafina777

was rereading the Exodus story bc Passover and soweird/punny/mysterious/etc. stuff in Exodus that either doesn't really translate or doesn't *get* translated for some reason, a thread 1:5 the term used

Nora “Real Women Flatten Curves” Helfand

nhelfand

Hello, friends. I rarely make direct requests #onhere, so if I do you know it’s important. THREAD: 1/ I met Nevra Lizéta “Liz” Ahmet @nlizaki of Karachi, Pakistan in August

KaiTheFishGuy

FishGuyKai

Your students inspire me David! So today I will do a twitter post of every fish I’ve described and the etymology behind their names! Starting with Cirrhilabrus isosceles, the pintail

Joe Wagner the Overton Window Washer

jmorizwagner

If Trump's support among the military is slipping, it's probably because he is the embodiment of several of the character traits that service members hold most in contempt.https://twitter.com/AVindman/status/1300533875911921665 But

🍂AteA'TIN ♨🐥🍂Hanggang Sa Huli!🍂

AteJoj

REQUEST @SB19Official @MTV #FridayLivestream #SB19STAN ETYMOLOGY (Thread): 'Stan' derives from Eminem's Remix of Dido's song 'Thank You'. W/c talks about a die-hard fan who would do everything 4his idol. The

Katie Marquette | Born of Wonder

wonder_born

Anytime Chris and I need a laugh, we read this.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/14/t-magazine/natalie-portman-jonathan-safran-foer-emails.html Their 15 years of emails were "mysteriously lost." This is the premise. Like we're supposed to

practical japanese@賢者タイムより漢字タイム

practicaljp

today's #practicalkanji: 斤 (きん)斤 originally meant axe, but now it's a counter for loaves of bread. 仕事の帰りに食パン一斤(いっきん)買ってきて。Buy a loaf of bread on your way home from work.you may wonder, how

Samantha Shannon

say_shannon

This has reminded me of my deep, visceral discomfort with the phrase ‘becoming a woman’ (or ‘you're a woman now’) and how it ties womanhood inextricably to sex and childbearing.https://twitter.com/veschwab/status/1252986339957575680

Thomas Wier

thomas_wier

Weekly Georgian Etymology: ჩრდილოეთი črdiloeti ‘north’, lit. land of shadow, from Old Georgian ႹႰႣႨႪႭ črdilo shadow plus –et, < čero shadow poss from PIr *caHyáH + PK *dil- morning. In

Dr. Jens Foell

fMRI_guy

1 Like = 1 genuine German insultThey’ll all sound funny, some might only be known regionally, and I might not know the underlying meaning for all of them.Please use irresponsibly.#LetsDoThis

Jan de Maansnijder

MaansnijderJan

Dutch as the Language of the Birds,A Thread 1. The Language of the Birds is reportedly a language spoken by the Angels, and also by Adam and Eve in Paradise,

"Critical Kate" Willært 🤘🏻

katewillaert

Who's up for a Sunday thread?I have an update on the origin of the term "game mechanics." When I did a piece last year on the etymology of various video