Word Origins Lesson of the Day

By Joe Budzinski on August 28, 2007 11:20 PM | Permalink | Comments (7) | TrackBacks (0)

Apropos for a gal from a family of educators, my wife in her spare time educates - in contradistinction to one such as myself, who in his spare time rabble-rouses. (No family influence in that, I would maintain).

This week, she explains the origins of:

Ku Klux Klan
mystery
scintillate

If you have other words you would like to learn the origins of, please feel free to submit them here or in her comments section. I'm personally curious about:

brouhaha
irregardless
wombat

I am told the latter do not fly, but I refuse to believe it.

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7 Comments

BlackOut said:

I'll take you up on this offer. I'd like the the background and origin of the word "buffoon".

August 29, 2007 4:28 PM

Linda B said:

Thanks for the participation ... I'll post on this tomorrow!

August 29, 2007 11:43 PM

Joe Budzinski said:

Thanks, BlackOut, but I'm not sure I like where this is heading ...

August 30, 2007 12:26 AM

BlackOut said:

No where in particular. Just a personal curiosity.

August 30, 2007 12:11 PM

Linda B said:

Sorry it took so long, but I have posted the meanings of your words! Hope you find it enlightening!

justlikethenut.blogspot.com

August 31, 2007 9:51 PM

BlackOut said:

Thank you. Very informative.

September 2, 2007 11:23 PM

Jack said:

Entschuldigen Sie bitte, aber wir kann die spanische Sprache
nicht sprechen. Wir sind Nazis, nicht war?

September 6, 2007 7:41 AM

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