In Word Through The Times, we trace how one word or phrase has changed throughout the history of the newspaper. Christie’s ...

The​ second queried the origin of “highfalutin.” I​’m at an age when I remember Gabby Hayes or​ Walter Brennan or Slim ...

"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 ...

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

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 ...

The Children’s Museum of Richmond’s “I See Me Play” event returned for its second year, but its first year outside.

“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.

‘The findings from Lego Group confirm that the language we use towards children, and particularly young girls, can have an ...

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 ...

Brood XIX and XIII cicadas are adjacent to each other with a slight overlap. Dr. Benson, an etymologist with Clemson University said, “Not since Thomas Jefferson was president has Brood XIX and ...