Word origins (etymology) is every bit the serious academic discipline you might expect it to be — except when it's not. Shannon Sanford Published Jan. 16, 2024 ...

Etymologist Anatoly Liberman's book "Word Origins and How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone" takes readers on a journey to learn where words come from. You probably have a favorite word, either ...

The study of word origins (that is, etymology) is every bit the serious academic discipline you might expect it to be — except when it's not. As it turns out, people have a propensity to make ...