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Monday, October 29, 2012

More words with fun Etymology

Catholic: Literally "Universally accepted" in Middle French

Cabbage: "Head" in Middle French

Dolphin: "Fish with a womb" in Old French

Phony: From "Fawney" in Middle English, inspired from Gilt Rings, rings sold by swindlers by advertising them as gold.

Quarantine: From French "About Forty"

Big: Origin unknown, even for such a small, basic word.

Dog: Appeared out of nowhere as "dogca" in Old English, replacing "hund" for an unknown reason


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