verdure - etymology - greenness

verdure (n.) late 14c., "fresh green color," from Old French verdure "greenness, greenery, green fields, herbs," from verd, variant of vert "green" (12c.), from Latin viridis (source of Spanish, Italian verde), related to virere "be green," of unknown origin. Perhaps ultimately from a root meaning "growing plant" and cognate with Lithuanian veisti "propagate," Old Norse visir "bud, sprout," Old English wise "sprout, stalk, etc." But de Vaan writes that "None of the adduced set of cognates (La...

venus | Origin and meaning of the name venus by Online Etymology Dictionary

Venus late Old English, from Latin Venus (plural veneres), in ancient Roman mythology, the goddess of beauty and love, especially sensual love, from venus "love, sexual desire; loveliness, beauty, charm; a beloved object," from PIE root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for." Applied by the Romans to Greek Aphrodite, Egyptian Hathor, etc. Applied in English to any beautiful, attractive woman by 1570s. As the name of the most brilliant planet from late 13c., from this sense in ...

urine - etymology - Interesting

urine (n.) c. 1300, from Old French orine, urine (12c.) and directly from Latin urina "urine," from PIE *ur- (source also of Greek ouron "urine"), variant of root *we-r- "water, liquid, milk" (source also of Sanskrit var "water," Avestan var "rain," Lithuanian jūrės "sea," Old English wær, Old Norse ver "sea," Old Norse ur "drizzling rain"), related to *eue-dh-r (see udder).

come | Origin and meaning of come by Online Etymology Dictionary

come (v.)elementary intransitive verb of motion, Old English cuman "to move with the purpose of reaching, or so as to reach, some point; to arrive by movement or progression;" also "move into view, appear, become perceptible; come to oneself, recover; arrive; assemble" (class IV strong verb; past tense cuom, com, past participle cumen), from Proto-Germanic *kwem- (source also of Old Saxon cuman, Old Frisian kuma, Middle Dutch comen, Dutch komen, Old High German queman, Ger...

cum - Origin and meaning of cum by Online Etymology Dictionary

cum verb ("to ejaculate") and noun ("semen"), by 1973, apparently a variant of come in the sexual sense that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the noun. This "experience sexual orgasm" slang meaning of come (perhaps originally come off) is attested from 1650, in "Walking In A Meadowe Greene," in a folio of "loose songs" collected by Bishop Percy.They lay soe close together,   they made me much to wonder;I knew not which was ...

homer | Origin and meaning of the name homer by Online Etymology Dictionary

Homer traditional name of the supposed author of the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey," from Latin Homerus, from Greek Homeros. It is identical to Greek homeros "a hostage," said to also mean in dialects "blind" (the connecting notion is "going with a companion"). But the name also has been otherwise explained.homer (n.)short for home run, from 1868. It also meant "pigeon trained to fly home from a distance" (1880). As a verb in the baseball...

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Polyphemus

Polyphemus name of a Cyclops ("Odyssey," IX), also used as the name for a one-eyed animal; the name is literally "many-voiced" or else "much-spoken-of" (see poly- + fame (n.)).

polysemy

polysemy (n.) 1900, from French polysémie (1897), from Medieval Latin polysemus, from Greek polysemos "of many senses," from poly- "many" (from PIE root *pele- (1) "to fill") + sema "sign" (see semantic). Related: Polysemic.

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reudh- | Origin and meaning of root *reudh- by Online Etymology Dictionary

*reudh- Proto-Indo-European root meaning "red, ruddy." The only color for which a definite common PIE root word has been found. The initial -e- in the Greek word is because Greek tends to avoid beginning words with -r-. It forms all or part of: bilirubin; corroborate; Eritrea; erysipelas; erythema; erythro-; Radnor; red; redskin; roan; robust; rooibos; Rotwelsch; rouge; roux; rowan; rubella; rubicund; rubric; ruby; ruddock; ruddy; rufous; Rufus; russet; rust. It is the hypothetical ...

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Wallets and Waltzes PIE root wel-

*wel- (3)Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to turn, revolve," with derivatives referring to curved, enclosing objects. It forms all or part of: archivolt; circumvolve; convoluted; convolution; devolve; elytra; evolution; evolve; Helicon; helicopter; helix; helminth; lorimer; ileus; involve; revolt; revolution; revolve; valve; vault (v.1) "jump or leap over;" vault (n.1) "arched roof or ceiling;" volte-face; voluble; volume; voluminous; volute; volvox; volvulus; ...

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butch - Origin and meaning of butch by Online Etymology Dictionary

butch (n.)"tough youth," 1902, first attested in nickname of U.S. outlaw George Cassidy (1866-?), probably an abbreviation of butcher (n.). Sense of "aggressive lesbian" is by 1940s. As an adjective by 1941.Related EntriesbutcherOthers Are ReadingShareAdvertisementAlphabetical listbusybodybusynessbusy-workbutbutanebutchbutcherbutcher-knifebutcherybutlerbuttABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZSourcesLinks词根词源词典 App培根词汇微信公众号Explanation of TermsWho did thisFollow on FacebookDonate wit...

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shine | Origin and meaning of shine by Online Etymology Dictionary

shine (v.)Old English scinan "shed light, be radiant, be resplendent, illuminate," of persons, "be conspicuous" (class I strong verb; past tense scan, past participle scinen), from Proto-Germanic *skeinanan (source also of Old Saxon and Old High German skinan, Old Norse and Old Frisian skina, Dutch schijnen, German scheinen, Gothic skeinan "to shine, appear"), which perhaps is from a PIE root *skai- "to shine, to gleam" (source also of Old Church Slavon...

*kel- | Origin and meaning of root *kel- by Online Etymology Dictionary

*kel- (1)Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to cover, conceal, save."It forms all or part of: Anselm; apocalypse; Brussels; caliology; Calypso; calyx; ceiling; cell; cellar; cellular; cellulite; cellulitis; cilia; clandestine; cojones; coleoptera; color; conceal; eucalyptus; hall; hell; helm (n.2) "a helmet;" helmet; hold (n.2) "space in a ship below the lower deck;" hole; hollow; holster; housing (n.2) "ornamental covering;" hull (n.1) "seed coveri...

Molklo vs moloko

mallet (n.)"small wooden hammer," chiefly used for driving another tool, late 14c., from Old French maillet "mallet, small wooden hammer, door-knocker," diminutive of mail, from Latin malleus "a hammer, mallet," from Proto-Italic *molalo-, *molklo- "hammer," from PIE *molkh-tlo- "crushing instrument," source also of Russian molot, Czech mlat "hammer," from PIE root *mele- "to crush, grind." It is wielded with one hand, whil...

Also nation means birthed

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etymology of krypton

c.f. Kryptonite for Superman , and the effects that the "hidden" have on him (Kryptonite is the hidden parts of us? Our inner nature?) I don't know for sure yet. etymology of kryptonSearch Results kryp·ton ˈkripˌtän/ noun noun: krypton; symbol: Krthe chemical element of atomic number 36, a member of the noble gas series. It is obtained by distillation of liquid air and is used in some kinds of electric light.Origin late 19th century: from Greek krupton, neuter of kruptos ‘hidden.’Translate...