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ORIGIN OF WORDS

Did you know that the English too adopts words from other languages ?

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Word                                                    Origin              Meaning           

Ad hoc                                                  Latin                 for this special purpose; impromptu

Ad infinitum                                                                   for ever; to infinity

Ad nauseum                                                                  to the point of disgust

Alter ego                                                                       one’s other self

Bona fide                                                                       in good faith; genuine

Carpe diem                                                                   enjoy today

Caveat emptor                                                               let the buyer beware

Compos mentis                                                              of sound mine, sane

De facto                                                                        in fact

In loco parentis                                                              in place of a parent

In memoriam                                                                 in memory of

Ipso facto                                                                      obvious from the facts

A la carte                                              French               from the full menu

Au naturel                                                                     in a natural state

Au revoir                                                                       till we meet again

Bon voyage                                                                   have a good journey

Carte blanche                                                                full powers

Esprit de corps                                                               group spirit

Fait accompli                                                                  an accomplished fact

Hors d’oeuvre                                                                appetiser served before a main meal 

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DAYS AND MONTHS MAKE THE YEAR  !! 

This is an etymological study of DAYS  and  MONTHS in the English year . 

SUNDAY                        Sunday is made from the words Sun and Day. In Old English it was spelt Sunnandeg, which was the “day of the sun”. 

MONDAY                       Monday is made from the woods Moon and Day. In Old English it was spelt Monandaeg, which was the “day of the moon”. 

TUESDAY                      The Old English spelling for this day was Tiwesdaeg. The Norse god of war was named Tyr, which was written in Old English as Tiw. Tyr was very much like Mars, the Roman god of war. 

WEDNESDAY                 Named after Wodin, the leader of the Norse gods and the father of Tiw. He was the god of storms. Old English spells Thuresdaeg. 

THURSDAY                   Named after Thor, the Norse god of thunder. He could hold lightning in his hands and was like the Roman god Jupiter. In Old English this day was spelt Thuresdaeg. 

FRIDAY                        The Norse goddess of love was named Friya. She was Wodin’s wife and the mother of Thir. When she was happy, the sunset was full of colours. This day was once spelt Frigedaeg. 

SATURDAY                   Named after Saturn, the Roman god of farming and agriculture. This is the only day of the week named after a Roman god. This day was spelt Saeternesdaeg.  

MONTHS OF THE YEAR 

JANUARY                      from the Latin word Janua meaning  ‘a door’. January is the door to a new year, and Janus was the Roman god of doors.He had two faces. One looked back to the past and one looked to the future. In Old English, January was called ‘Wolf Month’ 

FEBRUARY                    From the Latin word Februa meaning ‘cleansing’. The Romans had a ritual for purification during this month each year. In Old English, February was called ‘Sprouting Cabbage Month’. 

MARCH                         named after Mars, the Roman god of war, as wars often began in spring (in the Northern Hemisphere). In Old English, March was called ‘Loud Wind Noise Month’.

 APRIL                           comes form the Latin word Aperire meaning ‘to open’. In April, flowers open up. In Old English, April was called ‘Easter Month’. 

MAY                              from the Latin word Maior meaning ‘greater’. Maia was the mother of a god in Roman mythology. In Ole English, May was called ‘Three milking Month’, a time when cows could be milked three times. 

JUNE                             named after Juno, the Roman goddess and guardian of women. In Old English, June was called ‘Dry Month’. 

JULY                             named to honour the great Roman leader Julius Caesar. It was suggested by Mark Anthony, a famous Roman general. In Old English, july was called ‘Meadow Month’. 

AUGUST                       named after the first Roman emperor. Augustus Caesar, who was the nephew of Julius Caesar. He wanted to have more days in his month than his uncle had, so he took a day from February and made August into a 31-day month. In Old English, August was called ‘ weed month’. 

SEPTEMBER                  from the Latin word Septem meaning ‘seven’. In the Roman calendar, March was the first month and September was the seventh month. In Old English, September was called ‘Harvest Month’. 

OCTOBER                      from the latin word Octo meaning ‘eight’. In the Roman calendar, October was the eight month, just as September was the seventh month. In Old English, October was called the ‘Wine Month’. 

NOVEMBER                    from the Latin word Novem meaning ‘nine’. Noevember was the ninth month in                                     the Roman calendar. In Old English, November was called ‘Sacrifice Month’                                     because this was the month when cattle were sacrificed to the gods.

DECEMBER                    from the Latin word Decem meaning ‘ten’. December was the tenth month of the                                     year in the Roman calendar. In Old English, December was called ‘Mid-Winter                                     Month’.

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