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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Jan 15, 2025, 07:38 AM

Title: 15 words with medieval origins
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 15, 2025, 07:38 AM
https://www.medievalists.net/2025/01/15-modern-words-with-unusual-medieval-origins/

That was serendipitous...
Title: Re: 15 words with medieval origins
Post by: Swampster on Jan 16, 2025, 10:31 AM
An odd list, since most are either post-medieval (e.g. freelance) or pre-medieval (e.g. atom - modern usage was derived from e.g. Democritus).
Title: Re: 15 words with medieval origins
Post by: Imperial Dave on Jan 16, 2025, 01:52 PM
True....still, I am a big fan of etymology  :)