Blogs about: Etymology Of Latin
Etymology of the word "toilet"
John Neos wrote 2 months ago: Origin of the word “toilet” Toilet comes from the French toilette (a cloth, bag for clot … more →
Etymology of toll
John Neos wrote 4 months ago: Etymology of toll The word toll (tax, fee) derives from the late Latin tolonium from the Latin telon … more →
Etymology of Irene
John Neos wrote 6 months ago: Etymology of Irene The female proper name Irene comes from the French Irene from the Latin Irene, wh … more →
Etymology of place
John Neos wrote 6 months ago: Etymology of place The word place (open space in a city, square, area, location) comes from the old … more →
Etymology of tolerate, tolerance
John Neos wrote 6 months ago: Etymology of tolerate, tolerance The verb tolerate comes from the Latin tolero (tolerate, bear, endu … more →
Etymology of taxi and tax.
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of taxi, tax. The word taxi is shortening of the taximeter cab (introduced in London in Ma … more →
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of domus, domestic, domain. Domus (house) derives from the Greek word domos (house, buildi … more →
Etymology of task
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of task Task comes from the old French tasque from tasche (duty) from the Latin tasca (a d … more →
Etymology of Geronimo
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of Geronimo Geronimo was called a famous Apache leader. The name is the Greek name Hieroni … more →
Etymology of ostrich
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of ostrich. Ostrich derives from the old French ostruce from the late Latin struthio (ostr … more →
Etymology of pure
John Neos wrote 8 months ago: Etymology of pure. Pure comes from the Latin purus, which derives from the Greek pyr/pur (fire, πύρ; … more →
Etymology of topic
John Neos wrote 8 months ago: Etymology of topic Topic derives from the Latin topica, which is a tranliteration of the Greek topic … more →
Etymology of experience, expert, experiment
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of experience Experience comes from the Latin experientia from the verb experior from peri … more →
Etymology of empirical
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of empirical. Empirical derives from the Latin empiricus, which is a transliteration of th … more →
Etymology of pirate
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of pirate Pirate derives from the Latin pirata (-ae; pirate), which is a transliteration o … more →
Etymology of ferocity - ferocious
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of ferocity Ferocity derives from the Latin ferocis, from fera/ferus (wild, savage), which … more →
Etymology of Throne
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of throne Throne derives from the Latin thronus, which is a transliteration of the Greek t … more →
Etymology of incline, recline and decline
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of incline, recline and decline All three verbs have the same root -cline combined with th … more →
Etymology of lean
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of lean The verb lean derives from the inf. klinein (κλίνειν) of the Greek verb klino (to … more →
