OPIUM comes from Ancient Greek oπός (OPÓS) “vegetable juice.”
COPIUM downplays a problem to make it easier to deal with, as if there were a drug that made this process easier. HOPIUM is the overuse of hope or optimism, especially in illogical ways.
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From the theology of divine grace, to physiology, to racehorses, and Madame Chiang Kai-shek
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MANOSPHERE is stupid because it simply merges an English word with an Ancient Greek element.
There also isn’t a counterpart for positive masculinity. That’s why I’ve coined two new words for online male spaces: NERISPACE for negative and VIRISPACE for positive.
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ISRAEL
From Hebrew יִשְׂרָאֵל (YISRA’EL), a name given to the Biblical figure Jacob, from שָׂרָה (SARAH) “to struggle, wrestle,” after how Jacob wrestled with an angel.
The word ISRAEL is first recorded on the Merneptah Stele in the 13th century B.C.E.
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Why do we say “3 o’clock” instead of just “3”?
It turns out the “o’” comes from the phrase “of the clock,” used centuries ago to distinguish clock time from other ways of measuring time.
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Crocuses surfaced here after weeks of cold rain.
‘Crocus’ comes from Greek ‘krokos’, meaning saffron — a dye and spice that travelled Mediterranean trade routes long before English lawns.
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February’s stupid word of the month: everything derived from SEQUEL
English keeps basing the words for storyline continuations on SEQUEL, from Latin SEQUĪ “to follow.” Instead, let’s use Latin CĒDERE “to go” to create ANTECEDEL, INTERCEDEL, and more.
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