Episodes

  • Celtic Pathways – Boring Tools

    Celtic Pathways – Boring Tools
    Aug 3 2024
    The Proto-Celtic word *taratrom means auger and comes from the Proto-Indo-European *térh₁trom (tool for drilling), from *terh₁- (to rub, turn, drill, pierce [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: tarathar = auger in Irish tora [tɔrə] = auger, gimble, gimlet in Scottish Gaelic tarrar = drill in Manx taradr [ˈtaradr] = auger, drill, […]
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    3 mins
  • Omniglot News (28/07/24)

    Omniglot News (28/07/24)
    Jul 28 2024
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Fataluku, a Timor-Alor-Pantar language spoken in eastern East Timor. Rongga, an Sumba-Flores language spoken on Flores Island in southeastern Indonesia Kakwa (Kãkwã), a Puniave-Maku language spoken mainly in the southeast of Colombia. Wejewa, a Sumba-Flores language spoken on Sumba Island in southeastern Indonesia. […]
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    2 mins
  • Adventures in Etymology – Folk

    Adventures in Etymology – Folk
    Jul 27 2024
    In this Adventure in Etymology we’re looking into the origins of the word folk. Some folk playing folk music Folk [fəʊk / foʊk] can refer to: People, persons One’s relatives, especially one’s parents (e.g. my folks) Short for folk music A people; a tribe or nation; the inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. […]
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    2 mins
  • Omniglot News (21/07/24)

    Omniglot News (21/07/24)
    Jul 21 2024
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Meyah, a West Papuan language spoken in eastern Indonesia. Izon, an Ijaw language spoken in soutern Nigeria. Kakwa (Kãkwã), a Puniave-Maku language spoken mainly in southeastern Colombia. Bori, an Eastern Tani language spoken in Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. New numbers page: Bori, […]
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    2 mins
  • Celtic Pathways – Bits and Pieces

    Celtic Pathways – Bits and Pieces
    Jul 20 2024
    In this episode, we’re piecing together the Celtic roots of the word piece and related words. Piece comes from Middle English pece [ˈpɛːs(ə)] (piece, morsel, bit), from Anglo-Norman piece (piece, bit, part), from Late Latin petttia (piece, portion), from Gaulish *pettyā, from Proto-Celtic *kʷezdis (piece, portion) [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: […]
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    2 mins
  • Omniglot News (14/07/24)

    Omniglot News (14/07/24)
    Jul 14 2024
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Nafanan, a Southern Senufo spoken mainly in Ghana, and also Ivory Coast. Papapana, a Northwest Solomonic language spoken on the east coast of Bougainville Island in Papua New Guinea. Yelmek, a Trans-Fly-Bulaka River language spoken in the Merauke Regency in South Papua Province […]
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    3 mins
  • Adventures in Etymology – Door

    Adventures in Etymology – Door
    Jul 13 2024
    In this Adventure in Etymology, we’re opening doors to find the origins of the word door. A door [dɔː / dɔɹ] is: A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to […]
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    1 min
  • Omniglot News (07/07/24)

    Omniglot News (07/07/24)
    Jul 7 2024
    Here’s the latest news from the world of Omniglot. New language pages: Helong, a West Timor language spoken in mainly in West Timor in the Kupang Regency of East Nusa Tenggara province in southern Indonesia. Phom, a Brahmaputran language spoken in Nagaland in the northeast of India. Sursurunga, a Western Oceanic language spoken in New […]
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    3 mins