Etymology
TEACHING DOCTORS
 Have you ever wondered why individuals with non-medical degrees are referred to as doctors? This question sparked my curiosity and led me on a fascinating journey through history. The…
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THREATENINGLY AMENABLE
 When the term amenable was introduced to the English language in the late 16th century, it initially referred to…
ALONGSIDE EXPECTATIONS
 The term paradox was introduced by Thomas More in 1533, borrowed from the Middle French word paradoxe, which itself…
THING WHICH OUGHT TO BE READ
At different times in Middle English, the term legend was spelled legand, legande, legant, legeand, legent, legende, legeant, legiant, and…
PLACENTA CAKE
 The term placenta was first introduced in a 1638 anatomy textbook and was derived from the New Latin phrase…
PILOTING A HELM
 Before the term came to refer to aviators, a pilot was one who guided or navigated in general, either literally (like…
BUTCHERS’ SCISSORS
 The term scissors has a long history, with its earliest English usage dating back to 1425 when it was…
DICKERING OVER TEN
 The term dicker (meaning "petty arguing") is on the decline. According to Google NGrams, literary uses of it today…
LET IT BE DONE
 The term fiat was first mentioned in English in the early seventeenth century in a sermon, where it was…