#historical-linguistics — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #historical-linguistics, aggregated by home.social.
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The surprisingly connected origins of "urchin" and "caprice".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #urchin #caprice #hedgehog
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The surprisingly connected origins of "bandit" and "banal". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #bandit #ban #banal
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The surprisingly connected origins of "asparagus" and "aspersions". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asparagus #aspersions
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A cross-national study establishing that historical European colonialism is a primary, shared driver behind the global endangerment of both biological species and indigenous languages.
#BiodiversityResearch #ConservationEcology #HistoricalLinguistics #EnvironmentalSociology #sflorg
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The surprisingly connected origins of "grow" and "green".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #grow #green #grass #spring
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The surprisingly connected origins of "polio" and "appalling".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #polio #appal #appalling
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The surprisingly connected origins of "good", "gather", and "fondue".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #good #god #gather #GoodFriday #fondue #giddy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "good", "gather", and "fondue".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #good #god #gather #GoodFriday #fondue #giddy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "estimate" and "aim". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #estimate #aim #esteem
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The surprisingly connected origins of "computer" and "account".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #computer #accounts
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The surprisingly connected origins of "choice" and "disgust".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #choice #disgust
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Saw some excited reaction videos lately to a clip of an Irish politician sounding Caribbean. This is a good analysis of what's going on, by Nadine White:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/04/viral-speech-ireland-thomas-gould-colonial-history-caribbean-englishPaywall workaround:
https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/news/2026/mar/04/viral-speech-ireland-thomas-gould-colonial-history-caribbean-english#language #linguistics #colonialism #IrishEnglish #accents #Caribbean #HistoricalLinguistics #Mastodaoine
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The surprisingly connected origins of "seismic" and "whittle".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #seismic #earthquake #whittle
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The surprisingly connected origins of "instrument" and "destroy". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #instrument #destroy
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Ah, the eternal quest for linguistic time travel, thwarted by the almighty JavaScript gods! 🚀🕰️ Who knew comprehensive historical linguistics now requires cookies? 🍪🔮
https://www.deadlanguagesociety.com/p/how-far-back-in-time-understand-english #linguisticTimeTravel #JavaScriptCookies #historicalLinguistics #techNews #codingHumor #HackerNews #ngated -
The surprisingly connected origins of "cow" and "beef".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cow #beef #anglosaxons #normans
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The surprisingly connected origins of "assets", "sad", and "satisfy".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #asset #sad #satisfy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "detective" and "thug".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #detective #thug
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The surprisingly connected origins of "voyage" and "way".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #voyage #way
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cable", "heave", and "heavy".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cable #heave #heavy
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The surprisingly connected origins of "secret", "police", "political", "quasi", "unethical" and "concern".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #secret #police #political #quasi #unethical #concern
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The surprisingly connected origins of "pyrotechnic" and "firework". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #pyrotechnics #firework #NewYearsEve
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The surprisingly connected origins of "wassail" and "health". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #wassail #health #toast https://youtube.com/shorts/HnAlmMumV8U
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The surprisingly connected origins of "vice" (as in vice-president) and "weak". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #vice #vicepresident #weak
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The surprisingly connected origins of "stream" and "rhythm".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #stream #rhythm
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The surprisingly connected origins of "vital" and "quick". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #vital #quick
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The surprisingly connected origins of "inept" and "couple".
https://youtube.com/shorts/4RR2FNxUrBk?feature=share
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #inept #apt #couple
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The surprisingly connected origins of "wind" and "air". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #wind #air
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The surprisingly connected origins of "Donald" and "dip".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #donald #dip #ruler #hollow
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The surprisingly connected origins of "energy" and "work". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #energy #work