The word “stereotype” first appeared in The New York Times in 1858. A young man, The Times reported, had been arrested “on a ...

"America's greatest etymologist has passed away, and Harvard has lost one of her most gifted and faithful sons." This tribute, paid to Professor Edward Stevens Sheldon '72, is one of many included ...

S.C. residents are beginning to see cicadas ahead of the expected “simultaneous explosion” of two broods — although we saw ...

Ms Dent, who is also a professional etymologist, author and TV personality with a degree in modern languages from Oxford ...

And it shouldn’t take an etymologist to figure out why this name emerged because it’s all about, you know, keeping things silent when you are walking. Where did this why-don’t-we-do-what ...

Martinson said she may endeavor to publish a predator study in a journal like Maryland Etymologist, which is less widely circulated than Florida Entomologist, but has a greater emphasis on locally ...

“Genuine” comes from the Latin “genuinus.” Etymologist argue about where it came from but many believe it relates to the word “genu” meaning “knee” referring to the Roman custom of ...

Now you might ask why athletes are called "jocks." You know, I just might ... Jim Rader, etymologist, Merriam-Webster, Inc.: It's short for jock strap, which, like jockey, comes from the name Jock.

And Barry Popik has the answer. Popik is an American etymologist, and he writes, New York City-born comedian Jimmy Durante (1893-1980) used “Why the guy’s making a federal case out of it” on ...

Lexicographer, etymologist and broadcaster Susie Dent activates the f-bomb and takes us on a journey through time. Animation by Adrian Hartrick and Dominika Ozynska New research suggests the fiery ...

“‘Grunge’ is a back-formation of ‘grungy,’” Jess Zafarris, an etymologist, said. A back-formation is a word that formed when speakers stopped using a suffix or prefix that had been ...