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  1. etymology - Origin of the word "cum" - English Language

    Nov 25, 2011 · What is the origin of the word cum? I'm trying to find the roots for its prevalent usage, especially in North America.

  2. etymology - Do these river names mean anything? - English …

    Jan 29, 2011 · The word 'pen' means hill. Later, the next incomers changed the hill's name to 'Pendle', meaning 'hill hill'. And then the next incomers, not knowing the etymology (and sadly …

  3. etymology - What is the origin of the phrase ‘By the by...’?

    Mar 24, 2017 · By the by dates from the 1610’s (confirmed by Alenanno’s data), and the key (and originality) to its etymology is in the second by. Etymonline says of by: Originally an adverbial …

  4. etymology - Why is "pineapple" in English but "ananas" in all other ...

    Nov 7, 2013 · In Spanish, it's also called piña. The etymology of "pineapple" and a few other words is nicely illustrated at Europe etymology maps.

  5. etymology - Who, what, where, when, why, how. Why so many …

    May 24, 2011 · Journalists are taught to ask who, what, where, when, why, and how. If you answer all of these chances are you have the bones of a story. Why do all these words, with …

  6. What are some good sites for researching etymology? [closed]

    Here is an example of a directed graph: It works in multiple languages, providing etymology data, descendants, related words and more. It also has a pretty quick search, and the index is …

  7. etymology - Where does the term "Smurfing" come from?

    Mar 21, 2011 · In multiplayer online gaming, the term "Smurf" (noun) is used to refer to an experienced player who creates a new account for the purposes of being matched against …

  8. etymology - "Suped-up": is it a real idiom (vs souped-up) - English ...

    Apr 13, 2017 · Etymology soup (drug injected into a racehorse to improve its performance) First Known Use 1924, in the meaning defined at sense 1 M-W Earlier example: What is the …

  9. etymology - Meaning of '-onomy', '-ology' and '-ography' - English ...

    Jun 13, 2013 · The suffix -logy means a branch of learning, or study of a particular subject. The suffix -nomy means a system of rules or laws, or body of knowledge of a particular subject. …

  10. etymology - Where does the phrase "dry run" come from?

    I've heard the phrase "dry run" being used with the meaning of rehearsal, experiment or test exercise in various contexts. For example: They did a dry run of the demonstration before …