Tag: etymology
- History of the expression “Moses basket”
- What makes the spelling of “psychedelic” a mongrel spelling
- Why ‘d’ in ‘Aeneid’
- Where does the phrase “That’s a wrap” come from
- The origin of the meaning of ‘counter’ to express the surface on which goods or money is counted?
- Origins of “trim the tree”
- Etymology of “nasal specs” as a synonym for “nasal cannula”
- The origin of “out of sight” or “outa sight” in the sense of amazing/unbelievable
- The origin of the idiom “Put on a clinic”
- The origin/meaning of the term “color” in corporate earnings calls