The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words. The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. A few years back, I earned the ire of an elderly man when I failed to recognize his 'supersinger' granddaughter accompanying him...
The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words. The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. The Hindu Navagraha slokam goes: “Adityaya Somaya Mangalaya BhudayachaGuru Shukra Shanibhyascha Rahave Ketave Namaha” This...
The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words. The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. After a series of more serious words; let us delve into the origin of phrases that would make us have an 'Ah..ah' moment. Bite...
The term “Etymology” is the study of the origin of words. The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. Today, we delve into two words- Whataboutery and Propaganda. Both words are very much prevalent in almost every country across...
“Etymology” is the study of the origin of words and the word etymology itself derives from the Greek word etumos, meaning “true.” The practice of etymology is uncovering the truth by tracing the root of a word. Russia- Ukraine war is going on for almost a month now,...
This weekly column should have been up in the morning but then, I did what I do best! Procrastinate. Etymology is the study of the origin of words and taking this weekly column forward, I would like to speak about procrastination. Etymologically, “procrastination” is...
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two very interesting words- Echo and Narcissus and how they came to be associated with personality disorders. For the past few weeks, I have been enthralled...
Etymology is the study of the origin of words. Taking the weekly column forward we delve into the etymology of two Nations - Russia and Ukraine While the world's eyes are on the two nations and pray for peace... How did Russia and Ukraine derive their name? Modern...
The game of wordle has taken the world by storm. It is said that Josh Wardle, a software engineer in Brooklyn, knew his partner loved word games, so he created a guessing game for just the two of them. As a play on his last name, he named it Wordle. It has been...