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- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by. . . ’? - English . . .
By the by dates from the 1610’s (confirmed by Alenanno’s data), and the key (and originality) to its etymology is in the second by Etymonline says of by: Originally an adverbial particle of place, in which sense it is retained in place names (Whitby, Grimsby, etc ) Elliptical use for "secondary course" (opposed to main) in Old English Incidentally, this implies that by the by is the
- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase hunky dory? - English . . .
Nobody really knows There's no agreed derivation of the expression 'hunky-dory' It is American and the earliest example of it in print that I have found is from a collection of US songs, George Christy's Essence of Old Kentucky, 1862 We do know that 'hunky-dory' wasn't conjured from nowhere but was preceded by earlier words, i e 'hunkey', meaning 'fit and healthy' and 'hunkum-bunkum
- etymology - What are the components of a word called? - English . . .
The etymology of the word parasol states that it arises "from para- (“to shield”) + sole (“sun”)" I would like to know what the two components, para and sole, are called in this example
- etymology - What is the origin of the phrase playing hooky? - English . . .
What does the word "hooky" mean in the phrase "play hooky" (skipping class truancy) and where did it come from?
- What are some good sites for researching etymology?
Here is an example of a directed graph: It works in multiple languages, providing etymology data, descendants, related words and more It also has a pretty quick search, and the index is constantly growing in the number of words and slowly growing in accuracy too
- etymology - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Does create come from the Latin word creatra? Is it linguistically correct for a person to use the word 'Create' for other than the meaning of bringing from non-existence into existence, which is
- etymology - Why is victuals pronounced vittles? - English Language . . .
It's called a false etymology -- essentially, some scholar along the way missed the intervening few hundred years of French (and, one would suppose, Proto-Romance) usage and assumed it came from the Latin more directly A surprisingly large number of English spellings are back-formed this way; victuals is actually more correct than most since it can eventually be traced back to victus A lot
- etymology - Origin of piggyback? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
The word "piggyback," or "to piggyback" means to carry someone on your back What is its origin and why is it a pig?
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