Lexico Etymology Series
For those of us whose hobbies,
interests or profession involve both language and history, discovering the
origins of words and sayings, and how the progression of language has shaped their
journey to their current meanings can be fascinating (and sometimes devilishly
humourous.)
For this reason, Lexico will be
regularly investigating the origins and uses of specific words and terms,
dictated by current affairs.
While most etymological resources
will just follow the below structure….
Etymology
“the study
of the origin and history of words, or a study of this type relating to one
particular word”
Origin:
Origin:
14c.,
Middle English – ethimolegia “facts of the origin and development of a
word”
from Old
French – etimologie
from Latin
– etymologia
“study of the true sense (of a word)”: logia = “study
of, speaking of” + etymon “true sense, true meaning”
…Lexico believes that apart from
being informative, learning should also be fun and entertaining, so will strive
to add some trivia and factoids behind each entry too.
Keep visiting Lexico’s website or
Facebook page to regularly discover the origins and fun facts about different
words and sayings from the English language (and beyond) including the first
edition: quarantine and isolate. Enjoy!