John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of domus, domestic, domain. Domus (house) derives from the Greek word domos (house, buildi … more →
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of Geronimo Geronimo was called a famous Apache leader. The name is the Greek name Hieroni … more →
John Neos wrote 7 months ago: Etymology of ostrich. Ostrich derives from the old French ostruce from the late Latin struthio (ostr … more →
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 →
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of experience Experience comes from the Latin experientia from the verb experior from peri … more →
John Neos wrote 9 months ago: Etymology of pirate Pirate derives from the Latin pirata (-ae; pirate), which is a transliteration o … more →
John Neos wrote 10 months ago: Etymology of clinic The word clinic derives from the Latin clinicus (a bedridden person, a physician … more →
John Neos wrote 10 months ago: Etymology of climate The word climate derives from the Latin clima (gen. climatis) “region, sl … more →
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 →
John Neos wrote 11 months ago: Etymology of “Military” Military comes from the French militaire from the Latin militari … more →
John Neos wrote 11 months ago: Etymology of archives _ The word archives came from the Latin archivum, which is a transliteration o … more →
John Neos wrote 11 months ago: CLERK Etymology of clerk Clerk derives from the latin clericus (priest), which is a transliteration … more →
John Neos wrote 11 months ago: Etymology of Claus Claus came from the Dutch Klaas, from Middle Dutch Niklaas, which derives from th … more →
John Neos wrote 11 months ago: Etymology of cleric. derives from the latin clericus (priest), which is a transliteration of the Gre … more →
John Neos wrote 1 year ago: Etymology of alms Alms derives from the old English ælmesse from the Vulgar Latin alemosyna from the … more →
John Neos wrote 1 year ago: Etymology of door. The word DOOR derives from the Greek word θύρα (thyra; door) by changing θ into d … more →
John Neos wrote 1 year ago: Etymology of crown _ The word CROWN derives from the Latin corona (crown), which is a transliteratio … more →
John Neos wrote 1 year ago: Etymology of key: the word key derives from the Latin clavis (key), which in turn derives from the G … more →
John Neos wrote 1 year ago: Etymology of wine and vinegar The word wine comes from the Latin vinum (wine) that derives from the … more →