Quotes by Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language

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If Jupiter was in the ascendant when you were born, you are of a jovial disposition; and if you're not jovial but misera — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
If Jupiter was in the ascendant when you were born, you are of a jovial disposition; and if you're not jovial but misera — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Pot itself has nothing to do with pots and pans, but comes from the Mexican-Spanish word potiguaya, which means marijuan — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
Pot itself has nothing to do with pots and pans, but comes from the Mexican-Spanish word potiguaya, which means marijuan — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
A bar, as any good dictionary will tell you, is a rod of wood or iron that can be used to fasten a gate. From this came — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
A bar, as any good dictionary will tell you, is a rod of wood or iron that can be used to fasten a gate. From this came — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
The Latin word for sausage was botulus, from which English gets two words. One of them is the lovely botuliform, which m — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
The Latin word for sausage was botulus, from which English gets two words. One of them is the lovely botuliform, which m — Mark Forsyth, The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language