by Jason In a series I'm going to be calling "sexual etymology," I'm going to explore the origins of some of the words that are in our sexual vocabulary.   ... , 1621, in Burton's Anatomy of Melancholy. (Reference: Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, 1988) So, there you have it.  The etymological origin of masturbation is "self defilement by the hand ...

... the affected youngsters, I HOPE he's a hypocrite. So let us take this occasion to be explicit about the etymology of the word "plagiarism." It comes from the Latin word plagiarius, which ... As one would weave a net as a snare or a trap. For kidnapping. None of this tells us anything new about the offense, but then etymology like philosophy leaves the world as they each find it.

I read this on a blog and really liked it so… On Etymology Jennifer Finstrom Word origins taken from Chambers Dictionary of Etymology When I learn a word’s history, its meaning changes; there is no returning from that point. Of course, we all understand how it is with moon, the liquid connection between lunar and lunatic: this is felt where the blood gutters nearest the heart ...

... is usually identified with that of the Sanskrit svárati, meaning sounds, resounds, and svará, svára meaning sound, voice.” However, the OED also says that swarm’s etymology might be entirely different, related to the movement of the swarm, not the humming sound it makes: “But the etymological meaning may be that of agitated, confused, or deflected movement, in which case ...

... appearance on the Scottish border and in the 1780’s became current in British slang. Its origin (most probably, dialectal) remains a mystery—a common thing with such words. Etymologists have grudgingly resigned themselves to the idea that dandy goes back to the pet name of Andrew. Fine and Dandy (In All Except Etymology) Best of the Web ! Black Stump Site  &  Black Stump Blog

... of the Advent month (starting four weeks before Christmas), one section of the candle is burned or one door/box/piece of the advent calendar is opened/removed to mark the passing of Advent. The etymology of Advent is fairly straight forward—the English word stems from the Old French advent which is from the literary form auvent. The French, of course, stems from the Latin adventus for “arrival ...

... is the measure of my days" Rather fitting that today is my bday Fri Nov 20 18:27:15 I want to pay for stuff with peanut M&M's Mon Nov 16 08:18:04 I'd like to explore the etymology of the words enjoy and appreciate Thu Oct 15 14:33:24 When I walk down the hallway at work with no shoes on, sometimes I like to pretend I'm walking on a bed of hot coals. Tue Oct 06 20:39:35If ...

Many people know that the Canary Islands and the canary (bird) are linked, but often the link is made incorrectly. The Canary Islands were the first to bear the name not vice versa, due to the large dogs which lived there. The islands were named the Insula Canaria, from the latin 'canis' meaning 'dog' (see 'canine' teeth also). The little yellow birds also inhabited the ...

On Etymology Jennifer Finstrom Word origins taken from Chambers Dictionary of Etymology When I learn a word's history, its meaning changes; there is no returning from that point. Of course, we all understand how it is with moon, the liquid connection between lunar and lunatic: this is felt where the blood gutters nearest ...

... language is that we have 'fuck'. I was overhearing this conversation in Greek but then it switched to English just for a 'fuck you'. {snort} Snopes.com has some etymology of fuck going back to at least the 15th century and possible roots. It's sometimes interesting finding out the history of words. For example, during VividCon 2009, talitha78 was very generous to show a ...