Chandrika R Krishnan

The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words.  The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root…

“Etymology” is the study of the origin of words and the word etymology itself derives from the Greek word etumos, meaning “true.” The…

This weekly column should have been up in the morning but then, I did what I do best!  Procrastinate. Etymology is the study…

Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two very interesting…

Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two Nations –…

Big little lies by Liane Moriarty   This is the first of Liane Moriarty, I am reading and I have decided to rectify…

The game of wordle has taken the world by storm.  It is said that  Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his…

February 14th  is Valentine’s day when the whole world and his wife commemorate their love and the commercial and business establishment chuckle their…

Book review:  The Nature of Fragile Things – Susan Meissner   A young lady, Sophie Whalen comes to San Francisco by ship from…

Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of the following two…