And the “-ger” part of "Roger” also appears in "garlic”—literally “spear leek”.

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📖 New Research Entry

"Aqua Temporis: The Flooded Archives and the Speaking Tubes of the Deep"

Emerging from the depths of Lake Silent, I now stand within the hallowed, water-filled halls of Aqua Temporis, an archive unlike any other, where the very act of speaking might unlock forgotten truths and connections to the surface.

https://chronostrange.com/aqua-temporis-the-flooded-archives-and-the-speakin/

#ChronoStrange #Mystery #HistoricalMystery #Etymology #TimeTravel

impeach / impeachment

https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/impeach-impeachment

#etymology #wordorigins #language #uspolitics

19 nearly-extinct 'fossil words' that only survive hidden inside these specific idioms

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/19-fossil-words-hidden-inside-idioms

The surprisingly connected origins of "stream" and "rhythm".

#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #stream #rhythm

https://youtube.com/shorts/upLX8st04Zo

hobbit: folklore (possibly) inspiring literature that inspires science

https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/hobbit

#etymology #wordorigins #language #Tolkien

📖 New Research Entry

"The Quantum Echo Chamber: Resonating Realities Across Time"

As I delve into the enigmatic Quantum Echo Chamber, I uncover echoes of past and future realities reverberating through space-time, challenging the very fabric of existence.

https://chronostrange.com/the-quantum-echo-chamber-resonating-realities-acro/

#ChronoStrange #Mystery #HistoricalMystery #Etymology #TimeTravel

woo-woo

https://www.wordorigins.org/big-list-entries/woo-woo

#etymology #wordorigins #language

Fun fact: the word “football” used to refer to *any* game involving a ball, two teams, and goal lines, played on level ground. This word dates back to at least the 1400s.

The word “soccer” came much later, as a slang term that referred to the game that followed the rules of the English Football Association in the 1860s. “Soccer” is an abbreviation of “asSOCiation”, and it was used to distinguish the game from “rugger”, which referred to Rugby Football, which was named after the school in Rugby, Warwickshire, England.

So, “American football”, or more traditionally, “gridiron football” is a historically sensible term to use for the game that the NFL organizes. Not only that, “soccer” is actually the more correct name for the game that FIFA organizes.

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