Why do we call dunces knucklehead ? John Green gives us the etymological low down on this and 39 other unusual words in the latest installment of Mental Floss .
Conspicuously abstracted from this absorbing roundup : the secret origins of “ nerd ” and “ dork,”how the private parts got their names , andwhy there ’s a “ b ” in the word “ doubt . ”
https://gizmodo.com/the-secret-origins-of-nerd-dork-and-other-things-you-1482137598
https://gizmodo.com/how-genitals-got-their-names-or-why-a-penis-is-called-5966703
https://gizmodo.com/why-theres-a-b-in-the-word-doubt-5969386
Two more things for the etymologically inclined . One : I really ca n’t advocate thisanimated history of the English languageenough . Two : this visual image that color computer code words according to their originsis really worth a look .
https://gizmodo.com/this-animated-history-of-the-english-language-is-wonder-1464423756
https://gizmodo.com/color-coded-text-reveals-the-foreign-origins-of-your-wo-5906307
[ Mental Floss ]
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