Blog Posts on etymology

All in the Name: Tips for Choosing a baby Name by dragonanswers on Feb 3, 2012Our names go before us. Before we’ve even met people, our names have reached them and somehow, that name will have triggered thoughts and feelings about what we may be like. Even though our name is just a word, an essentially abstract label given...

All in the Name: Tips for Choosing a baby Name by dragonanswers on May 3, 2011Our names go before us. Before we’ve even met people, our names have reached...

KasaySalita by B'log Ang Mundo on Mar 2, 2011Back to China. Trabaho nanaman. Bago ako umalis ng Pilipinas ay naikuwento ko kay misis na may bago akong blog site na gagawin. Trip ko lang dahil masakit sa ulo kapag hindi mo maibahagi sa ibang tao ang mga gusto mong ipahayag. Medyo pa-trivia ulit...

Meet Mr. Word Star! by I Am Issa on Feb 7, 2011What makes one a star? Florists hinted me I must be one. ASTER (a flower shaped like star) is my birthmonth flower. Yet lately, I learned that “ASTER” doesn’t always do one any good, like dis-ASTER. Image Courtesy of goodreads.com &...

Hnidi ko alam kng natanong na sayo ito... Bakit juan republic? :) by Juan Republic on Aug 13, 2010Magandang tanong kaibigan! Sa pagkakaalam ko, sa Twitter ko pa lang nasasagot ang katanungan na yan. Ngunit para na rin sa kapakanan ng ilan na gustong malaman ang kasagutan, narito at aking iku-kuwento. Ang pangalan ko sa totoong buhay ay John. At...

EIKNUJOMORP: Definition and Etymology by My Online Money Making Experience on Aug 10, 2010The word eiknujomorp is a word that did not use to exist until an SEO contest for beginners was made about it. Simply put, the new word is a promojunkie written in reverse. Now what is promojunkie and what is its relation to this word spelled in re...

Jeans, Denim and Dungarees by Wheb Fashion Speaks on Jul 5, 2010www.hotforwords.com to request words Jeans Dungarees Denims...

God is just a big word by Filipino Freethinkers on Jan 7, 2010A whale shark is not a whale, it’s a fish. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) is a very big fish, that’s why we call it a whale. Human ideas and imagination creates words – That’s the essence of etymology.

THE JOYS OF THE INTERNET by Little Miss Straightbangs on Oct 17, 2009All in all, I have ten online accounts–Facebook, Twitter, Plurk, Blogger (I actually have two; one is a private blog), YouTube, Friendster, Multiply, WordPress, and the latest addition (yet overly used) *insert drum rolls here* Tumblr. Don̵...

Marina Orlova Interview by Vintage-Love on Oct 15, 2009www.hotforwords.com to request words Here is the rest of the interview www.youtube.com … hotforwords hot for words intelligence is marina orlova word origins etymology john kerwin interview dating tips origin of phrase...