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Reposted from @etymologyexplorer aberration: a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome. This word is often used to describe behavior that isn’t typical. This word comes from the Latin roots ‘ab’ (away), and ‘erro’ (wander, get lost). This shows the literal sense of wandering away from what is typical! These roots also connect this to common English words like ‘error’, ‘errant’, and ‘erratic’ which help to solidify the meaning. #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_-b0m6Ftkc/?igshid=32fo8kymwxvm

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer soliloquy: usually refers to a dramatic device where a character speaks to themselves, allowing thoughts and feelings to be shared with the audience. This word is easy to remember once you see the roots of Latin ‘solus’ (alone), where English gets ‘solo’, and Latin ‘loquor’ (to speak), which connects it to words like ‘eloquent’ and ‘loquacious’! #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7wMpSlMsC/?igshid=15dgsnmc6j3r4

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer perspicuous: Clearly expressed, easy to understand, lucid. You might talk for a long time to make sure your point is perspicuous. This word comes from the concept of seeing throughout the topic: It is from Latin ‘perspicio’ (see through) from ‘per-’ (throughout) + ‘specere’ (to observe, watch, look at), which connects it to others words related to sight such as ‘spectacles’, ‘inspect’, ‘aspect’! #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_sX5S5l_hl/?igshid=1xm5d6nrmtcbg

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer magnanimous: noble and generous in spirit; kind to an opponent who has been defeated From Latin ‘magnus’ (great; big), which connects it to words like ‘magnificent’ and ‘major’; and from Latin ‘animus’ (soul, mind), which connects it to ‘inanimate’ (lacking motion; not alive) and ‘unanimous’ (literally “of one mind”). When I see this word I visualize someone whose kindness and generosity is swelling up inside them to the point they can’t contain it! #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_pw4mPFrMy/?igshid=1qscm4sk57sm7

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer Palliative: serving to extenuate or mitigate (usually pain) From Latin ‘pallium’ (clothing, cloak), which is from Proto-Indo-European ‘pel-’ (to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth) and connects this word to ‘pelt’ This term is usually used in the medical sense of something to minimize the progression of a (possibly incurable) disease and relieve symptoms. It descends from a sense of covering things up, and that’s how it’s connected to words like ‘pelt’! #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nLJcIl2y7/?igshid=152x5wzrzdxyf

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer expire: to die; to lapse and become invalid Expire comes from the Latin roots of ‘ex-’ (out) and ‘spiros’ (breath; be alive), so it comes from this idea of being out of breath. Through ‘spiros’ it is connected to words like ‘inspiration’ (in the etymological sense of being “breathed into”) and ‘spirit’ and ‘respiration’! #EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_klg1UFjTD/?igshid=18e2nq03paoi3

Reposted from @etymologyexplorer hangnail: loose, partially-attached strip of fingernail or toenail tissue. This comes from a corruption of the Middle English ‘agnail’ (painful, anguished nail). The ancient root actually meant distressed and anxious. So the modern day sense of “hanging nail” was a folk-etymology reanalysis, kind of like a backronym—meaning it was made up! 🤯This makes so much sense because hangnails make me so angry!! 😡😡#EtymologyExplorerOTD . . . #etymologyexplorer #wordoftheday #wordfortheday #wordgram #etymologygram #word #etymology #wotd #vocabulary #learnvocabulary #learnsomethingneweveryday #becomesmartereveryday #englishvocabulary #etymologyrules #language #definition #words #dictionary #unknownwords #obscurewords #languagelovers #wordsofig #wordsmatter #wordmatters #etymologyrules - #regrann https://www.instagram.com/p/B_ffZCpFLNH/?igshid=dpslip2xgs92