Podcast Episodes

Adventures in Etymology - Code Trees

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Season 1 Episode 173

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In this Adventure in Etymology, we find what the word code has to do with books and trees.

Meanings of code [kəʊd / koʊd] include:

A short textual designation, often with little relation to the ite…

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Published on 1 day ago

Adventures in Etymology - Absurdity

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Season 1 Episode 172

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In this Adventure in Etymology we investigate the origins of the word absurd.

Absurd [əbˈsɜːd / æbˈsɚd] can mean:

Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed to manifest truth; in…

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Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Omniglot News (14/12/25)

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Season 1 Episode 221

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

Neo-Brittonic (Brettica), a reconstructed version of Common Brittonic, a Celtic language once spoken in southern England. Ngo…

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Published on 2 weeks, 6 days ago

Omniglot News (23/11/25)

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Season 1 Episode 220

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

Kwaʼ (Bakwa’), a Bamileke language spoken in the southwest of Cameroon. Ndau (ChiNdau), a Bantu language spoken mainly in Moz…

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Adventures in Etymology - Burning Focus

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Season 1 Episode 171

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In this Adventure in Etymology we focus on the origins of the word focus.

Focus [ˈfəʊ.kəs / ˈfoʊ.kəs] as a noun can mean:

A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge. The quality…

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Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Omniglot News (16/11/25)

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Season 1 Episode 219

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Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot.

New language pages:

Kgalagadi (SheKgalagadi), a Southern Bantu language spoken mainly in the Kgalagadi and Gantsi districts in southern Botswana.…

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Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago