Ian Day 🇨🇦🇭🇰🏳️🌈#TIL The word ‘outrage’ consists of neither ‘out’ nor ‘rage’.
Instead, it comes from an Old French word for “excess” stemming from a combination of Latin ‘ultrā’ and a suffix that became ‘-age’.
(via @yvanspijk) #Etymology
Pure Acetone### Video Description
This YouTube video titled **“Hýl obecný”** (Czech for *Common Bullfinch*) was uploaded by **Michal Jakubek** on March 13, 2019. It has gained over **893,000 views** and around **22,000 likes**. There is no official description, but from the content and the comments it is clear that this is a short clip showing a **round, fluffy bullfinch** eating right after “waking up” from what looks like hibernation — although **bullfinches do not truly hibernate**, the bird appears sleepy and exhausted.
The bird is filmed in close-up and looks like a perfect sphere — users in the comments call it a **“borb”** (#borb, from *bird + orb*), praising its **cuteness**, **carefree attitude**, and even its **“legendary”** status. Some viewers suggest the bird might be **ill** (#avianflu), since it barely moves, has a dirty beak, and shows little self-preservation instinct. The comments are multilingual (#English, #Czech, #Russian, #German), and the video went **viral** thanks to the bird’s comical appearance (#viralvideo, #cuteanimals).
### Bird Description: Common Bullfinch (*Pyrrhula pyrrhula*)
The **Common Bullfinch** is a small finch found across **Europe**, **Asia**, and parts of **Ukraine** (#ornithology, #EuropeanBirds, #UkrainianWildlife), inhabiting forests, parks, and gardens. Key features include:
* **Size**: Body length **17–19 cm**, wingspan about **27 cm**, weight around **25 g** (#smallbirds).
* **Appearance**: A stocky, rounded body with a short, powerful beak. The male has a bright red belly and cheeks, a gray back, a black cap, and white wing and tail markings; the female is duller, pinkish-gray (#birdphotography, #bullfinch).
* **Behavior**: A quiet, trusting bird that lives in forests and often moves closer to human settlements in winter, visiting feeders (#winterbirds, #birdfeeding). Feeds on seeds, buds, and berries; its call is soft and melodic (#birdsong).
* **Trivia**: In Czech, *“hýl”* can imply naivety, as the bird is easy to catch (#etymology). In Ukraine, bullfinches are strongly associated with **winter**, standing out vividly against the snow (#winternature).
Here are a few images of bullfinches for visual reference — especially **plump individuals** similar to the one in the video (#fluffy, #roundbirds).
https://bastyon.com/pureaceton?ref=PDQmXtWJfd8f6fMtwaxzCuqvLpoN3KbS4o
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KenNo. 25 in my photo collection of signs of unique Spanish-language business names ending in –ería: BIZCOCHERÍA
The Spanish word "bizcocho" means slightly different things in different Spanish-speaking regions, but essentially it is a type of cake. In Spain, a bizcocho is a sponge cake, but in Latin American countries, it can be a type of cake, pastry, croissant, or cookie with a wide range of flavors and forms. In any case, a "bizcochería" is a shop that makes/sells bizcochos.
June 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico
#spanish #language #signs #streetphotography #urbanexploration #urbanwalking #graphicdesign #etymology
The Spanish word "bizcocho" means slightly different things in different Spanish-speaking regions, but essentially it is a type of cake. In Spain, a bizcocho is a sponge cake, but in Latin American countries, it can be a type of cake, pastry, croissant, or cookie with a wide range of flavors and forms. In any case, a "bizcochería" is a shop that makes/sells bizcochos.
June 2023 | Mexico City, Mexico
#spanish #language #signs #streetphotography #urbanexploration #urbanwalking #graphicdesign #etymology
Wordorigins.orgraccoon / trash panda
mytwobits01The words "ossifrage" and "saxifrage" mean, respectively, "bone breaker" and "stone breaker". Can you guess which is an animal and which is a plant?
The only other word I can find in English that ends in "-frage" is "suffrage" (and variations thereof), and its origin is unclear.
Alex P Roe 
Have discovered that Italians don't know the word “conducive”. I thought this was odd seeing as it resembles the Italian verb condurre (lead, conduct (and more!)) and derives from the #Latin conducere meaning to lead or bring together, contribute, serve. #etymology #italian #English
Karen Conlinhttps://wordorigins-org.ghost.io/domestic-terrorism-terrorist/
A little etymology for today, from Dave Wilton
domestic terrorism/terrorist
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domestic terrorism/terrorist
https://wordorigins-org.ghost.io/domestic-terrorism-terrorist/
Augustus Blackwood📖 New Research Entry
"The York Minster Echo: Resonance in the Speaking Tubes"
Trapped between the Department’s sedans and the Professor’s invitation into the lattice, I chose the silver horn—only to find myself spat out into the shifting corridors of the York Minster Library.
https://chronostrange.com/the-york-minster-echo-resonance-in-the-speaking-tu/
#ChronoStrange #Mystery #HistoricalMystery #Etymology #TimeTravel
Alliterative/Endless KnotThe surprisingly connected origins of "cable", "heave", and "heavy".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cable #heave #heavy
