Omniglot News (13/09/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Koyra Chiini (koyra ciini / كࣷيْرَ ٺِينِ), a Songhay language spoken...
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20 of 48 episodesAdventures in Etymology – Beaming Trees
In this Adventure in Etymology we discover what links the word beam with words for tree. Meanings of beam [ˈbiːm] include any large piece of...
Omniglot News (06/09/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Firan (Fɨràn), a West-Central Plateau language spoken in Plateau Stat...
Adventures in Etymology – Feeble Foibles
In this Adventure in Etymology we discover what links the words feeble and foible with bleating and bells. Feeble [ˈfiːbəl] means deficient...
Omniglot News (30/08/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Leonese (Llionés), a Ibero-Romance language spoken mainly in the nort...
Omniglot News (23/08/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Upper Necaxa Totonac, a Central Totonac language spoken in Puebla in...
Adventures in Etymology – Yawning Hiatus
In this Adventure in Etymology we discover what links the word hiatus with yawning. A hiatus [haɪˈeɪtəs / hɐˈjaː.t̪ʊs] is a gap in a series,...
Omniglot News (16/08/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Neo, an international auxiliary language created by Arturo Alfandari...
Adventures in Etymology – Woven Waves
In this Adventure in Etymology we unravel the woven origins of the word wave. As verb, to wave [wɛjv / weɪv] can mean to move back and forth...
Omniglot News (09/08/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Ngambay, a Central Sudanic language spoken in Chad, Cameroon and Nige...
Adventures in Etymology – Influence
In this Adventure in Etymology we discover the origins of the word influence. Influence [ˈɪn.flu.əns] can refer to the power to affect, cont...
Omniglot News (02/08/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Koyrasboro Senni (كࣷيْرَبࣷرࣷ سٜنِّ), a Southern Songhay language spok...
Adventures in Etymology – Index
In this Adventure in Etymology we point out the origins of the word index. An index [ˈɪndɛks] is an alphabetical listing of items and their...
Omniglot News (26/07/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Shi (Mashi), a Northeast Bantu language spoken in the east of the Dem...
Omniglot News (19/07/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Yali (Yalimo), a Trans-New-Guinea language spoken in Papua province o...
Adventures in Etymology – A Fountain of Fonts
In this Adventure in Etymology we uncover the roots of the word font. A font [fɒnt / fɑnt] is a receptacle in a church for holy water, espec...
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Omniglot News (12/07/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Thao (Thau a lalawa), a Formosan language spoken near Sun Moon Lake i...
Adventures in Etymology – Scribbling Scribes
In this Adventure in Etymology we scratch at the roots of the word scribe. Thoth, Egyptian god of the Moon, wisdom, knowledge, writing, scie...
Omniglot News (05/07/26)
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Anaang (Anaañ), a Cross River language spoken in Akwa Ibom State in t...
Adventures in Etymology – Odd Umpires
In this Adventure in Etymology we discover the odd roots of the word umpire. An umpire [ˈʌm.paɪə(ɹ) / ˈʌm.paɪɹ] is an official who presides...