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Etymology of rural, room

John Neos wrote 1 month ago: Origin of rural, room Rural comes from the Latin ruralis (of the countryside) from rus (gen. ruris; … more →

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Etymology of plagiarism

John Neos wrote 1 month ago: Origin of plagiarism Plagiarism is the use of the work (usually the language and thoughts) of anothe … more →

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Etymology of lavatory, lave, laundry, lava

John Neos wrote 3 months ago: Origin of lavatory, lave, laundry Lavatory comes from the latin lavo/lavare (to wash, to bathe), whi … more →

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John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of domus, domestic, domain. Domus (house) derives from the Greek word domos (house, buildi … more →

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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 →

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Etymology of topic

John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of topic Topic derives from the Latin topica, which is a tranliteration of the Greek topic … more →

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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 →

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Etymology of Throne

John Neos wrote 10 months ago: Etymology of throne Throne derives from the Latin thronus, which is a transliteration of the Greek t … more →

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Etymology of lean

John Neos wrote 10 months ago: Etymology of lean The verb lean derives from the inf. klinein (κλίνειν) of the Greek verb klino (to … more →

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Etymology of fame — 1 comment

John Neos wrote 10 months ago: Etymology of fame Fame derives from the latin fama, which is merely a transliteration of the Greek d … more →

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