etymology

Vocab Practice: Etymology

May 27, 2015 by Cool Word Club

This word appeared on the Cool Word Club website on May 21, 2015.

Let’s do a practice round!

Etymology means:

A) The study of water
B) The study of novels
C) The study of the origin of words
D) The study of butterflies

May 22, 2015 by Cool Word Club

Cool Word Challenge: Just for fun, come up with one sentence that uses both of the cool vocabulary words that you learned this week.

Here are the words again:

Contusion: Bruise; an area in which body tissue is injured but the skin is not broken.

Etymology: The study [Read more…]

May 21, 2015 by Cool Word Club

Have you ever looked at a word and wondered how it came into being?

For example, the word “money” comes, in part, from the Latin word “moneta.”

Knowing a word’s origin and how its meaning has evolved over time gives you a greater appreciation for it.

If you get serious [Read more…]

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