by Wordpandit | Sep 15, 2011 | Word Origin |
Origin of the word toupée The word toupée has a twisted derivation. It ultimately comes from the prehistoric german word *topaz, which means ‘tuft of hair on top of the head,topknot’. the German word was imported into French and we had the word toup meaning ‘tuft of...
by Wordpandit | Sep 12, 2011 | Word Origin |
Origin of the word GUILLOTINE: The GUILLOTINE is something that was invented to replace older and harsher methods of execution but it became a terror in itself. It was in fact the device of execution during the French revolution. When the French revolution took place...
by Wordpandit | Sep 11, 2011 | Word Origin |
The root ‘mal/malus’ signifies anything bad, wrong or evil. And if we look closely, each of the above words has a quotient of bad added to it. Wish to learn more about this root? Read here. Read further on malediction here: http://wordpandit.com/2011/malediction/ The...
by Wordpandit | Sep 11, 2011 | Word Origin |
The term whistle blower comes from the word ‘whistle’ (it is actually so). All we need to do is trace some history to reach the source of ‘whistleblower’. The term whistleblower comes from the practice that English police officers used to adopt. There used to blow...
by Wordpandit | Sep 9, 2011 | Word Origin |
Origin of the word Engender: Engender, etymologically, descends from the Latin roots ‘en’ (meaning to) and ‘gener re’, (meaning to produce, also the root for generate). So basically it equates to: To generate or to produce. Produce what? One of the meanings of...
by Wordpandit | Sep 9, 2011 | Word Origin |
The dictionary definitions for BADGER are as follows: 1. Any of several carnivorous burrowing mammals of the family Mustelidae, such as Meles meles of Eurasia or Taxidea taxus of North America, having short legs, long claws on the front feet, and a heavy grizzled...
