tough-Old English: strong and durable; not easily broken or cut. weak-Old English: not strong; liable to yield, break, or collapse under pressure or strain; fragile; frail -Nikki
Tag: Etymology
Etymology Words 3-Nikki
first- Old English: “before all others or anything else in time, order, rank, etc.” last- Old English: “occurring or coming after all others, as in time, order, or place”
Etymology- Kelsey
Karat- Variant of carat (q.v.) In U.S., karat is used for “proportion of fine gold in an alloy” and carat for “weight of a precious stone.” Languid- 1597, from L. languidus “faint, listless,” from languere “be weak or faint,” from PIE base *(s) leg- “to be slack”.
Riley Etymology
Word: Lion; c.1175, from O.Fr. lion, from L. leonem (nom. leo), from Gk. leon (gen. leontos), from a non-I.E. language, perhaps Semitic (cf. Heb. labi “lion,” pl. lebaim; Egyptian labai, lawai “lioness”). A general Gmc. borrowing (cf. Ger. Löwe) found in most European languages, often via Germanic (cf. O.C.S. liva, Pol. lew, Czech lev, O.Ir. Read More…
Madison Etymology
Clock-originally Australian. Came from the earlier slang clokke. Originated in 1371. Ottoman- Originally Arabic. Came from proper name ‘Uthman,” which in Turk. is pronounced Othman. Originated in 1585.
Etymology-Brianna
Etymology House- It first comes from the Old High German word ‘hūs,” which was also the Old English word. Then it became “hous” which is the Middle Englsih word for house. Apple- It comes from the Middle English work “appel,” which is from the Old English word “æppel.” This comes from the Old High German Read More…