“Every word was coined by a resourceful individual or borrowed as a result of language contact in a certain place at a certain time,” writes Anatoly Liberman in his new book, “Word Origins ...

At Petertide, Andrew Davison explores the origins of words associated with Holy Orders. Illustrations by Dave Walker ...

“Language is just so amusing. It has playfulness built into it, and so does food,” said Dr. Tschann, who taught English and linguistics for many years at the University of Redlands, in California.

Word nerd Jess Zafarris documents the darker side of language in ‘Words from Hell’ New book on the etymology of dirty words covers the origins of words about sex, war, and monsters Print this ...

The origin of "fuck" is one of the hardest to trace, as it was banned from early written work and dictionaries. Etymologies from various sources all tend to agree that the word probably developed ...

Food historian Judith Tschann breaks down the often farcical etymology of food words. Finally, Chef Matthew Schaler at Birdie G’s celebrates tomato season with a sandwich layering the nightshade in ...