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12. Feb. 2016 · I know that this word is used to describe a variation of an emerald, although many dictionaries do not include this word. One that does is Merriam-Webster: Middle English smaragde, from Latin smaragdus, from Greek smaragdos, of Semitic origin; akin to Akkadian barraqtu gemstone. What is the etymology of this word smaragd?
2. Juni 2015 · Bae ( from knowyourmeme.com): is a term of endearment for a significant other, similar to other pet names derived from the word “baby,” such as “B” and “boo.”. Following the popularization of the term through various hip hop and R&B songs in the early 2010s, “bae” also became alternatively interpreted by some as a backronym for ...
14. Apr. 2020 · shaw (n.): 1.a. A thicket, a small wood, copse or grove. shank (n.): 1.a.That part of the leg which extends from the knee to the ankle; the tibia or shinbone. [...] 5.The stem or straight part of anything. A shank is distinguished by being far longer than it is wide. The suggestion therefore is that Shawshank - the name of the prison - refers ...
19. Juni 2015 · 1. : a garden plant (Viola wittrockiana) derived chiefly from the hybridization of the European Johnny-jump-up (Viola tricolor) with other wild violets; also : its flower. 2. a usually disparaging : a weak or effeminate man or boy b usually disparaging : a male homosexual.
12. Juli 2013 · It offers (s.v. Holla) as another possible source or influence French holà,“stop!, wait!” recorded since the 15th century. Wiktionary s.v. hallo gives parallels in other European languages and suggests that it represents “Old English hēlā, ǣlā, ēalā (“O!, alas!, oh!, lo!”), equivalent to hey + lo.”. There's no evidence for ...
26. Mai 2016 · 1) the quasi-Latinism assumption: Quandary : "state of perplexity," 1570s, of unknown origin, perhaps a quasi-Latinism based on Latin quando "when? at what time?; at the time that, inasmuch," pronominal adverb of time, related to qui "who" (see who). Originally accented on the second syllable.
1. Apr. 2015 · 1. According to Etymonline: Choreography (n.): 1789, from French chorégraphie, coined from Latinized form of Greek khoreia "dance" (see chorus) + graphein "to write" (see -graphy). Related: Choreographic. Chorus: 1560s, from Latin chorus "a dance in a circle, the persons singing and dancing, the chorus of a tragedy," from Greek khoros "band of ...
