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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Oct 17, 2021  |  :  etymology, habit, john-ayto, personal-development, psychology, word-origins, 
Magazine Oct 17, 2021 etymology, habit, john-ayto, personal-development, psychology, word-origins, 

What Is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Habit'?

Hello Habit Habits can be bad, like when they deter progress toward your current set of goals, and they can be good, like when they move you closer to your goals or align you with them (supposing the latter include a ...

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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Oct 9, 2021  |  :  etymology, john-ayto, Pants, word-origins, 
Magazine Oct 9, 2021 etymology, john-ayto, Pants, word-origins, 

What Is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Pants?'

For the love of theatre, hand me those pants! The term 'pants' originated with the 17th century Italian Actor

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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Sep 26, 2021  |  :  etymology, Insult, john-ayto, word-origins, 
Magazine Sep 26, 2021 etymology, Insult, john-ayto, word-origins, 

What Is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Insult?' [Warning: Parental Advisory]

Azealia Banks demonstrates as good an example of the word ‘insult’ as one could hope to avoid. Insult “The ‘sult’ of insult comes from a word that meant jump. Its source was Latin insultare ...

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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Sep 19, 2021  |  :  etymology, john-ayto, Salt, word-origins, 
Magazine Sep 19, 2021 etymology, john-ayto, Salt, word-origins, 

What Is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Salt'?

“In Roman times, slaves were used to mine salt. It was not a pleasant chore. But today, in the Ukraine, some people willingly spend several hours a day in a salt mine. They are not there, though, to mine salt. They ...

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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Sep 5, 2021  |  :  etymology, Genius, john-ayto, word-origins, 
Magazine Sep 5, 2021 etymology, Genius, john-ayto, word-origins, 

What Is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Genius'?

The original sense of the word 'genius' references 'birth' and 'generation,' and seems to suggest that 'genius,' which is to say, as defined today, an 'individual of exceedingly exceptional intellect' - consider a Nobel ...

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Author:  Yuri Tricys  |  :  Aug 29, 2021  |  :  etymology, john-ayto, Oak, word-origins, 
Magazine Aug 29, 2021 etymology, john-ayto, Oak, word-origins, 

What is the Etymological Origin of the Word 'Oak'?

Oak “Oak is an ancient Germanic tree-name, shared by German eiche, Dutch eik, Swedish ek, and Danish eg. These point back to a common Germanic ancestor *aiks. There is no conclusive evidence of any related forms ...

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