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ORIGINS, BACKSTORIES, AND THE HIDDEN SECRETS OF WORDS

Now with NINETY-NINE etymology infographics!

ETYMOLOGY
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[ĕt"ə-mŏl'ə-jē] 1. The derivation of a word. 2. A chronological account of the birth and development of a particular word or element of a word, often delineating its spread from one language to another and its evolving changes in form and meaning. 3. the study of historical linguistic change, as manifested in individual words.
Origin: 1350-1400;
Middle English < Latin etymologia < Greek etymología
-Dictionary.com

MY ADVENTURES WITH WORDS
My first encounter with etymology was a chance occurrence in a British bookstore when I was in ninth grade. I was there on a particularly busy day, and, trying to get away from the more crowded part of the store, I stumbled across a section full of linguistics books that turned out to be really interesting. That moment proved to be very important in my life, and I quickly became obsessed with word origins. The intricate stories behind every term perfectly combined my interests in history, language, and geography.

After doing a bit more research for fun, I decided to undertake a project to teach both myself and others more about linguistics. I created this website on November 2, 2016, and it soon expanded to include pages for infographics, videos, cartoons, and much more. My hope is to make linguistics more accessible to a wide audience.

In May 2023, I graduated from Harvard cum laude in Government and Linguistics, after writing a senior thesis on language identity in former Yugoslavia.

Today, I'm mostly continuing this journey on TikTok here!

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