The surprisingly connected origins of "energy" and "work". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #energy #work
The surprisingly connected origins of "energy" and "work". #etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #energy #work
Thus, if something delights me, then that something has distracted me from what previously enticed me.
"I am delighted with your plans" means "I am so utterly pleased with your plans that what I was doing before I heard your plans is no longer interesting to me."
#LANGUAGE IS SO FUCKING COOL, Y'ALL
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"delight"<-- de- + light <--This particular "light" comes from
"delite" (ME) <-- delit & delitier ( #OldFrench) <-- dēlectāre ( #Latin) <-- de- + laciō (Lat), in which "lacio" <-- *lakjō ( #ProtoItalic), meaning "to allure."
At some point, the spelling of "light" ("light") influenced the spelling of "delite," making the #English word seem to share the same origins.
But where the root of "light" means "to shine," the root of "lite" in "delight" means "to entice."
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Thus, if something delights me, then that something has distracted me from what previously enticed me.
"I am delighted with your plans" means "I am so utterly pleased with your plans that what I was doing before I heard your plans is no longer interesting to me."
#LANGUAGE IS SO FUCKING COOL, Y'ALL
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The surprisingly connected origins of "helicopter" and "wallet".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics#HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #helicopter #wallet #turning
The surprisingly connected origins of "helicopter" and "wallet".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics#HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #helicopter #wallet #turning
The surprisingly connected origins of "helicopter" and "wallet".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics#HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #helicopter #wallet #turning
The surprisingly connected origins of "helicopter" and "wallet".
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics#HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #helicopter #wallet #turning