Podcast Episodes

Adventures in Etymology - Flowing Rhythms

Season 1 Episode 180

What does the word rhythm have to do with flowing? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology.

Meanings of rhythm [ˈɹɪð.m̩] include:

The variati…

8 hours ago

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Omniglot News (22/02/26)

Season 1 Episode 229

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

New language pages:

Ipulo, a Central Tivoid language spoken in the Southwest and Northwest regio…

6 days, 9 hours ago

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Adventures in Etymology - Plain Planes

Season 1 Episode 179

Are the words plain, plane and plan related? Let’s find out in this Adventure in Etymology.

Plain [pleɪn] as an adjective can mean:

Simple, unalter…

1 week ago

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Omniglot News (15/02/26)

Season 1 Episode 228

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

New alphabet page: Berati, an alternative way to write Albanian used during the 19th century.

Ne…

1 week, 6 days ago

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Adventures in Etymology - Channeling Reeds

Season 1 Episode 178

Are the words channel, canal and cane connected? Let find out in this Adventure in Etymology.

Meanings of channel [ˈtʃænəl] as a noun include:

The …

2 weeks ago

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Omniglot News (08/02/26)

Season 1 Episode 227

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

New alphabet; Vellara alphabet, an alternative alphabet for Albanian created during the 19th cent…

2 weeks, 6 days ago

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Adventures in Etymology - Doomed Pride

Season 1 Episode 177

In this Adventure in Etymology we find out what links the word doom with words for judgement, courts and pride.

As a noun, doom [duːm] can mean:

De…

3 weeks ago

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Omniglot News (01/02/26)

Season 1 Episode 226

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

New language pages:

Wooi, an Eastern Malayo-Polynesian language spoken on Yapen Island in Papua …

3 weeks, 6 days ago

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Adventures in Etymology - Strong Comfort

Season 1 Episode 176

In this Adventure in Etymology we get comfortable and investigate the word comfort.

As a noun, comfort [ˈkʌm.fət / ˈkʌm.fɚt] can mean:

Contentment,…

4 weeks ago

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Omniglot News (25/01/26)

Season 1 Episode 225

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

New language pages:

Pamona, a Celebic language spoken in Sulawesi in Indonesia. Bawean (bhâsa Ph…

1 month ago

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