Know the origins of the names of your favorite fall foods. The fall harvest doesn't let word lovers go hungry: It yields a cornucopia of etymological roots as well. Feast on the bounty of these ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every word we use carries with it layers of history and culture that shape its meaning and usage today. Often, the words flowing ...

Some rumors are too hazy to be believed. For years, claims have connected the root of the word "alcohol" to an Arabic term that purportedly means "body-eating spirit." Many of these claims miss the ...

Every language has its peculiarity, languages make up the entirety of any culture. It is also usually common to have some words in a language share similarities in pronunciation and meaning to another ...

The study of word origins (that is, etymology) is every bit the serious academic discipline you might expect it to be — except when it's not. As it turns out, people have a propensity to make false ...