#Etymology Explained

[theenglishnook]

The Roots of Language: A Journey Through Etymology

Words Uncovered Etymology, the study of the origins and historical development of words, is a fascinating field that uncovers the stories behind the words we use today. Here’s a deeper look at what this entails and some intriguing aspects to explore: What is Etymology? Etymology involves tracing the history of words, discovering their earliest forms, and understanding how their meanings and…

[nothingbutferal]

Obligatory fake black clover history post

As we know House Silva and House Vermillion were once House Silvamillion, then broken into two houses. My theory for that separation is Silvamillion decedents marrying into Galician and French aristocracy respectively, thus the family name splitting into two.

Silva is a surname of Portuguese and Galician origin meaning "Woodland" or "forest" which could explain the floral plant based mana we see in Kirsch and Mimosa who's mother is of Silva blood. Silva sounding similar to silver being another connection with their bloodlines metal attuned mana.

The emblem used by house Silva heavily resembles The Cross of Saint James which is a rather prominent symbol in Spain and Portugal and is also sometimes referred to as a Galician cross.

Not to mention the match in color palettes.

Which is also displayed by House Vermillion of which I rightfully presume to be nobles of the neighboring region Castile and Leon.

Do the butts match? No, but the palettes do and that's all the evidence I need, batman.

Though I would say León and the Vermillion family are intentionally related for obvious reasons. Basic stuff. Leon meaning lion and Fuego meaning fire, "Lion made of fire." Mereoleona can translate to "Lioness serving as a soldier." Leopold is a name that means "brave people" in German which doesn't fit the theme but he's still our little lion cub regardless. Vermillion has origins as a surname in France, the colors redish orange hue matching the prestigious Houses iconic hair.

...My conclusion is that more acknowledgment and content portraying the members of House Silva and House Vermillion as Hispanic characters would be delightful.

[floralfractals]

Was just reading a math book that translated "ergodic" as "difficult" lmaooo

[swan2swan]

Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936)

[robiberon]

hi hello i just saw one too many bad meme making fun of the french language so here is a PSA in the form of angry texts i sent my gc at 3am <3

(for context, this is abt the tumblr post that said that the word "oiseaux" (pronounced "wazo") makes no sense)

like ik it's a lot, and idk if all of it makes sense, but i'm kind of a nerd for linguistics so i felt the need to defend my language lol

[ithalpherix]

tips for spotting false etymology: simply know the real etymology

[glitter-stained]

Can't believe the english name for the oil in toxic oil syndrome is fucking "rapeseed oil" why would you name it that

What reason would you possibly have for naming a seed that

But also what other oil could they have poisoned honestly

[kkvhs]

Johnny Truant is an equally pathetic yet tragic man. I would throw him down the stairs despite knowing he would type a four page essay about how breaking his legs on a staircase somehow related to a tit job. It would come with a series of running sentences so long that I would have time to drag him back up the stairs, throw him back down again, and he'd still have half a page's worth of flowery nonsense comparing cum smear to a cosmic event

[baeddoll]

there’s 3 or 4 men in my life who i automatically shift into Scheming Eunuch mode around. saw my buddy and i instantly go “Oh my wandering star! where has your trail blazed around the heavens?” into attempting to get him to make his campuses leftist infighting way more extreme. unsure if this is a baeddelism L or W on my part

[rokokokokolores]

i got tagged by @clubsheartsspades to put my playlist on shuffle and post the first ten songs that come up. it was really hard to find a fitting playlist honestly cause i've been playing zelda the past month and before i was in internship-hell for three months so basically i didn't really listen to music yet this year and am currently in the process to find stuff again aber lange rede kurzer sinn, habe was zusammengewürfelt lol

Gilded Lily - Cults (the song that was in my top 5 wrapped last year. three times.)

I'd Rather Burn - Blackbriar (a new one! for me)

kotowari from the mushishi soundtrack. the series and music means soooo much to me and i finally found the soundtrack online yesterday 😭

Maneater - Nelly Furtado (i said what i said)

Hurt (I don't think I'm pretty) - Layto (also a new one!)

The Never-Ending Why - Placebo

Inkpot Gods - The Amazing Devil (:333333)

Haunt - Echoes (also a new one!)

Kaputt - Wir sind Helden (ich weiß du willst abhaun und ich weiß du schämst dich)

Lost It To Trying (Mouths Only Lying) - Son Lux (also new and stuck in my headdddd)

links all lead to youtube. i'm taggingggg eeeh @cilly-the-writer @fourohfourlifenotfound and @chemicalforgery

[eri-pl]

Thanks to @edennill, whose musings sent me on a walk that resulted in a chance meeting with this etymological fact:

The words "prodigy" and "prodigal" are not related.

At all.

What. Just what.

As someone who had been a "gifted child", I just— a huge part of my life had been a lie. [Details of the etymologies below cut]

Prodigy: From Middle English prodige (“portent”), from Latin prōdigium (“omen, portent, prophetic sign”). From prō- (prefix denoting a forward direction, something before or prior, or prominence) +‎ aiō (“to say, speak”) +‎ -ium (suffix forming abstract nouns); compare and contrast with adagiō, later adagium, more likely of different formation.

Prodigal: From Middle French prodigal, from Late Latin prōdigālis (“wasteful”), from Latin prōdigus (“wasteful, lavish, prodigal”), from prōdigō (“to consume, squander, drive forth”), from prōd- [from prō (“before, forward”)] + agō (“to drive”).

The only common thing between them is prō-, which is a prefix present in a lot of unrelated words.

[serpentineherald]

The Ancient Irish Mother of All Demons and the Witch of Izalith: Souls Lore

Ollipheisteanna — the mythical worm beasts of ancient Ireland. 

Ollipheist translates to “great beast,” or my favoured interpretation, “fabulous monster.” A famous Ollipheist, often referred to as the mother of all demons, is called Caoránach, sometimes Caolánach or just Caol.

Her name means roughly: full of fire, or more literally a round glowing orb about to burst but also can mean long, slender and serpentlike - which feeds into many depictions of her. Caor is a word which means a lot of things in Irish — it can mean a berry, a drop of molten metal, a flame, or even a ball depending on context.

(sorry I just need to show you this iconic image I found while researching)

I was researching the Ollipheists of Ireland when I came across the name Caolánach and didn't give it much thought until I said it out loud.

In my dialect? You say it like Quelaanach

I thought - this sounds very like Quelana from Dark Souls, a name which previously had been quite mysterious to me.

Caolánach is called mother of all demons in English, but in Irish the word used was péisteanna. Olliphéisteanna for the biggest ones.

Nessie the Loch Ness Monster is an example of an Olliphéist in popular culture. The ollipheists were considered impressive or fabulous because they were extremely ancient.

I’ve even seen them described as  — primordial.

|primordial serpents|

(art by Bob Eggleton) And they were very wise, but also very dangerous.

So you might be asking — what does this have to do with Dark Souls?

How the gods and demigods name their children both Dark Souls and Elden Ring, generally it's using the same prefix or same first letter of their name. Godfrey Godwyn And down the line Godrick and that palette-swap guy Godefroy

The prefix God- meaning… uh, well God, or Good.

The Witch of Izalith, Mother of Demons

Check out my video on YT where I break down the logic of all this.

This leads me to propose a family tree like:

Quelanach -> Caolánach (Mother)

Quelana → Caolána

Quelaag → Caológ or Caoróg

As an aside, (Quare-ogg) Caoróg means little berry or little flame. Very literally, it would be… young glowing sphere —a pretty apt name for Quelaag’s glowing spider body, if a little on the nose.

It’s also notable that in Irish family naming, a child named after their parent often gets called óg — “little” or “young.” 

Real life example: Father is Sean, Son is Seanóg So if the mother is Quelaanach, a daughter could easily be Quelóg.

These all tie into a real Irish name: Caoilinn

Pronounced (in my dialect) Quealin Meaning Fair and Slender Lady

Most often used in reference to Saint Caoilinn who was renowned for her self-sacrificing nature and gentle demeanor.

Want to learn more? Head on over to @serpentineherald on Youtube for the full video!

[crowwery]

i hate when u see a post that’s got really interesting information or a really good point but the tone it’s written in is so annoying that u can’t bring urself to reblog it

[blindhades]

i love knowing about other people's business so please tell me in the tags: what's something that lives in your mind rent-free?

[curiosity-killed]

Can I ask your top 10 fav fics ever (from any fandom, if you don't mind)?

Also, just curious, is there a story behind your name "curiosity killed"?

Anon this is an act of violence. Do u know how many fics are in my very favorite, most beloved bookmark??? It is More Than 10, let us say.

Many have been left off, tried to thin it down by ones that have particularly stuck with me in some way but also consider this list incomplete by at least 50+ fics

We were the whirlpool, we were the reef by @veliseraptor

Bleeding Effect by djsoliloquoy

Concession by obsession_inc

Named by RC_McLachlan

as the lion loves the lamb by @demenior

you’ll know, you’ll fall by mme_anxious

我拿青春赌明天 / I’ll wager my youth against tomorrow by @hunxi-guilai

Embers by alfgifu

双命; twin fates by yiqie

(show you all your) demons and desires and dark sides by @neuxue

Honorable mentions go to the Not Easily Conquered series, Mikkeneko’s A Villain State of Mind, and And after, Rain by ThisBeautifulDrowning for also altering my like 15-16 yr old brain chemistry

AND the story behind my URL is typically silly tbh: my sister had a socmed account with a name that leveraged her name’s use in an idiom and I thought that was Super Neat. Unfortunately my name is not also a noun, so I went the idiom route with the revised version of “curiosity killed the cat.” Originally it was curiosity-killed18 bc it’s my fave number but dropped it pretty quick and now I’m just out here forever signing my art as Curio

The irony of this is: (1) I am a deeply curious person, to the point that it is one of the most used words to describe me, and (2) I love cats. That said, I do often regret things I learn on the internet, so maybe it’s a 9 lives type of deal

[raina-clipse423]

Man, you're Doki Cats are so cool! Awesome designs!!!

Thank you! I took note of their name etymology and inserted it in their designs, so cherry blossom for Sayori, lily for Yuri, and for Natsuki I don't remember why but I went for berries