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Adventures in Etymology - Frequently Crowded
Season 1 Episode 187
In this Adventure in Etymology we uncover the crowded roots of the word frequent.
Frequent [ˈfɹiː.kwənt] as an adjective can mean:
Done or occurin…16 hours ago
Omniglot News (26/04/26)
Season 1 Episode 238
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Mundabli-Mufu (Ngɔ Njan), a Western Beboid language spoken in the North West…6 days, 19 hours ago
Adventures in Etymology - Entangled Perplexity
Season 1 Episode 186
In this Adventure in Etymology we untangle the perplexing roots of the word perplexity.
Perplexity [pəˈplɛksɪti / pəɹˈplɛksəti] is:
The state or q…1 week ago
Omniglot News (19/04/26)
Season 1 Episode 237
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Metaʼ (Mɨta’), an Eastern Grassfields language spoken in the North West Regi…1 week, 6 days ago
Omniglot News (12/04/26)
Season 1 Episode 236
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Razihi (Lahjah Rāziḥīt), a South Semitic language spoken in Razihi in the Sa…2 weeks, 6 days ago
Adventures in Etymology - Material Matters
Season 1 Episode 185
This Adventure in Etymology uncovers the maternal and woody roots of the words material and matter.
Meanings of material include:
A basic matter f…3 weeks ago
Omniglot News (05/04/26)
Season 1 Episode 235
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Mwesen (M̄ēsēn), a Southern Oceanic language spoken on Vanua Lava Island in …3 weeks, 6 days ago
Omniglot News (29/03/26)
Season 1 Episode 234
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New language pages:
Liangmai (Lianglad), a Zemeic language spoken in Manipur and Nagaland in nor…1 month ago
Adventures in Etymology - Bloggery
Season 1 Episode 184
In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re looking into bloggery and other blog-related words.
As this week marks the 20th anniversary, or blogiversary …
1 month ago
Omniglot News (22/03/26)
Season 1 Episode 233
Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.
New adapted script: Asirilik (Асирилик), a way to write Tamazight with the Cyrillic alphabet devi…
1 month, 1 week ago