Posts by The Morning Roast
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Alma mater:
Alma mater literally means ‘mother
Word Origins: Alma mater: Alma mater literally means ‘mother who fosters or nourishes’. The Latin adjective almus ‘giving nourishment’, der...
Word Origins: Alma mater: Alma mater literally means ‘mother who fosters or nourishes’. The Latin adjective almus ‘giving nourishment’, der...
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Ravenous:
was borrowed from
Old French ravineux, a
Word Origins: Ravenous: was borrowed from Old French ravineux, a derivative of the verb raviner ‘seize by force’ (source of English raven, which ...
Word Origins: Ravenous: was borrowed from Old French ravineux, a derivative of the verb raviner ‘seize by force’ (source of English raven, which ...
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Address:
Address originally meant
Word Origins: Address: Address originally meant ‘straighten’. William Caxton, for example, here uses it for ‘stand up straight’: ‘The firs...
Word Origins: Address: Address originally meant ‘straighten’. William Caxton, for example, here uses it for ‘stand up straight’: ‘The firs...
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Gimmick:
Gimmick originally
Word Origins: Gimmick: Gimmick originally meant ‘dishonest contrivance’ – indeed, in the first known printed reference to it, in George Maine�...
Word Origins: Gimmick: Gimmick originally meant ‘dishonest contrivance’ – indeed, in the first known printed reference to it, in George Maine�...
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Compute:
Latin computāre meant ‘reckon
Word Origins: Compute: Latin computāre meant ‘reckon together’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and putāre �...
Word Origins: Compute: Latin computāre meant ‘reckon together’. It was a compound verb formed from the prefix com- ‘together’ and putāre �...
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Conserve:
Latin servāre meant ‘keep,
Word Origins: Conserve: Latin servāre meant ‘keep, preserve’ (it was not related to servus ‘slave’, source of English serve and servant). A...
Word Origins: Conserve: Latin servāre meant ‘keep, preserve’ (it was not related to servus ‘slave’, source of English serve and servant). A...
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Empirical:
Despite their formal resemblance,
Word Origins: Empirical: Despite their formal resemblance, empirical and empire are completely unrelated. Empirical comes ultimately from the Greek ...
Word Origins: Empirical: Despite their formal resemblance, empirical and empire are completely unrelated. Empirical comes ultimately from the Greek ...
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Attic:
In classical architecture, an Attic order
Word Origins: Attic: In classical architecture, an Attic order was a pilaster, or square column (the naḿe comes from Attica, a region of ancient G...
Word Origins: Attic: In classical architecture, an Attic order was a pilaster, or square column (the naḿe comes from Attica, a region of ancient G...