Etymology
BALD CHAUVINISTS
 When I think of the word chauvinism, I immediately associate it with sexism, although it can also refer to biased support for any group. Historically, it was linked to…
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BRIDE MAN
 The term groom, which means "husband-to-be", originated as a shortened form of bridegroom in the early seventeenth century. It…
ONE-NION
 The term onion has a rich history dating back to the 1350s, with various spellings such as unniun, huniun,…
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 When the term assume was first used in English in a 1436 collection of poems, it originally referred to…
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The term “electric” entered the English language in the 1600s from the Modern Latin electricus, which means “resembling amber” (Greek…
CHRISTOPHER CATLING BAR
 Today, the name Kit Kat is commonly associated with a type of chocolate. However, in the eighteenth and nineteenth…
OPEN AIR SERENADE
 The term serenade can be traced back to a 1656 dictionary, where it was defined as a romantic open-air…
BURGLARIZING CASTLES
 The term burglar has an interesting etymology. It originated from the Anglo-Latin word burglator in the thirteenth century, which…
GATHER DOWN
 The term catalog evolved from its alternate spelling catalogue in the late 19th century as part of a movement…