#Etymology

Cundill Capital

CundillCapital

1/ Everyone seems to love reading about Dan Loeb, so here is a thread about him:This ain't Omaha 2/ The talent he looks for 3/ Etymology of his activism 4/

Peter Sokolowski

PeterSokolowski

We should have a rating scale for polysemy, from "often confused for another sense" to "no possibility of confusion."Complaints about usage to dictionaries are usually based on the premise that

oldeuropeanculture

serbiaireland

Thread: This is "ognjište" a central hearth found in traditional Balkan Slavic houses...The word comes from "oganj" (fire) and so "ognjište" literally means fireplace... Ognjište was a sacred place, the

Christopher Polt | Tofte 🏳️‍🌈

CBPolt

Having trouble knowing when to use "Capitol" vs. "capital"? Don't worry — you're not alone, and it's easy to mix them up (and you can mostly blame ancient Romans)! A

The Rājaputra

therajaputra

This is a phenomenon that has been recorded by several historians and chroniclers. Firstly, Guru Granth Sahib is no authority on Dharmic affairs/classifications. The claim of Khatris to a Kshatriya

Pasquale "Pat" Scopelliti

ThyConsigliori

9 January 2020 #MAGAanalysis #WhileStillHereThe Great Takeover Of 2021They've stolen our election. They're shutting us down in social media. They're attempting to remove our POTUS for a very simple reason.

Paul Watson

lazcorp

I was born in the borderland - in Coventry, in the county of Warwickshire. Or at least it was in Warwickshire when I was born - a few years after

Nadine Cape Town

wynonnaafrica

I used to be grossed out by this “daddy” thing. But then I started to look at it through the theoretical framework I used for my PhD and gained a

dhanya⁷𖧵

vmonpedia

[thread of english words that have etymology related to desi culture] guru: in modern english we always say beauty guru fashion guru etc or spiritual teacher. but guru comes from

Seymour Helligar

PastorSeymour

The following post is not intended to illicit responses, but if you must, be gracious, kind, and above all, Christlike:(1) How can we address “racism” when we have no way

Salvator R. Tarnmoor

s_r_tarnmoor

Starting in on Isidore's Etymologies; already worth it, the preface translates this bibliographic poem, perhaps written on the walls of the cathedral library in Seville "Discipline" v. "art"Will add excerpts

Core Awakened ⭐️⭐️⭐️

Charitable_Fury

1/ The END GAME! -- President J. Donald Trump is a SIGNIFICANT figure in Human History!...Leading a massive campaign to AWAKEN the CORE of every RIGHTEOUS human being on the

Dizzydee

DizzyDizzyDee

(1/5)I was inspired to do a little bit of research this morning into the etymology of the names "Hougang" and "Sengkang". Both were old fishing villages along the banks of

Gareth Harney

OptimoPrincipi

1) A stranger than fiction Roman ring mystery thread: this enigmatic Roman gold ring was found in a ploughed field near Silchester in 1785. The square bezel has a portrait

Makadiwata 🌿

makadiwata

Dear Filipinx-Americans, this isn’t how you celebrate pre-Filipino cultures and LGBTQIA+ history — not with anachronisms, not with bad takes, not with bad scholarship passed off as history. Pakiusap.(Images from

Giacomo Zucco (I identify as likely illegal)

giacomozucco

A friend asks me: "as an anarchist, would you say that what's goin on in Seattle is Anarchy?".So, a few considerations:1) "Anarchy" is a just word, so I always find

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